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REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 

1866-1877. 



ARITHMETIC. 



JB^xamination I. JVov. 8, 7866, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

1. Write in figures each of the following numbers, 
add them, and express in words (or numerate) their sum : 
fifty-six thousand, and fourteen thousandths ; nineteen, 
and nineteen hundredths ; fifty-seven, and forty-eight 
ten thousandths ; twenty-three thousand five, and four- 
tenths ; and fourteen millionths. 

2. What is the difference between 3% plus 7_^, and 4 
plus 2% ? 

3. In multiplying by more than one figure, where is the 
first figure in each partial product written, and why is it 
so written ? 

4. If the divisor is 19, the quotient 87, and the re- 
mainder 11, what is the dividend ? 

5. What is the quotient of 65 bu. 1 pk. 3 qt. divided 
ftyl2? :i~ 



THE regents' questions. 



^ Which one of the fundamental operations (or 
gTound rules) of arithmetic is employed in reduction 
descending ? Give an example. 

7. In exchanging gold dust for cotton, by what weight 
would each be weighed ? 

8. What is the onl}' even prime number ? 

9. How many weeks in 8.568,456 minutes ? 

10. To what tei-m in division does the value of a common 
fraction correspond ? 

11. What is the product of a fraction multiplied by its 
denominator ? Give an example. 

12. What is the rule for the multiplication of decimals ? 

13. How is a common fraction reduced to a decimal.' 
Give an example. 

14. What is ratio and how may it be expressed? 
Illustrate by an example. 

(2:30-4:30 P.M.) 

15. If 27 tons 3 qrs. 15 lbs. of coal cost 1217.83, what 
will 119 tons 1 qr. 10 lbs. cost? 

16. Find the cost of the several articles, and the 
amount of the following bill : 

Utica, October 1, 1866. 
A. P. Jewett to Samuel Palmer, Dr. 
To 16750 feet of board at $12.50 per M., - - - 



1750 " " 24.00 

3500 " " 25.00 



Received payment, $ 

Samuel Palmer. 

17. What is the length of the side of a cubical box 
which contains 389,017 solid inches ? 

18. What is the present worth of the following note 

discounted at bank, and when will it become due : — 

$100. Albany, October 11, 1866. 

Ninety days from date, for value received, I 
promise to pay to the order of John Smith, one hundred 
dollars, at the Albany City National Bank. 

John Brown 



ARITHMETIC. 



19. Involve % to the 7th power. 

20. What is the square root of .0043046721 f 

21. Sold 9 1-6 cwt. of sugar at $S}^ per cwt., and there- 
by lost 12 per cent. : how much was the whole cost .'' 

22. A person owned % of a mine and sold % of his 
interest for $1710 : what was the value of the entire mine ? 

23. When it is 2 h. 36 m. A. m., at the Cape of Good 
Hope, in longitude 18" 24 m, east, what is the time at 
Cape Horn, in longitude 67"^ 21 m. west ? 

24. What is the cost of 17 tons 18 cwt. 1 qr. 17 lbs. 
of potash at $53.80 per ton. 



Examination II, March 7, 7S67» 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

25. Express in words the number 42567000129301. 

26. Multiply five hundred and forty thousand six 
hundred and nine by seventeen hundred and fifty. 

27. Give the rule for reduction descending. 

28. How many steps of two and one-half feet each 
would a man take in walking a mile' 

29. How is a whole number reduced to a fraction of 
the same value having a given denominator f 

80. What is the value of ^ of % of 3^ of )4 when re- 
duced to a simple fraction of the lowest terms 1 

31. Give the rule for reducing several fractions to 
equivalent fractions having the least common denom- 
inator. 

32. Add 3% to 4 21-38. 

33. Write in figures, two and six hundred-millionths. 

34. Reduce 1375-8836 to a decimal. 

35. Multiply seven thousand and five, by three hundred, 
and five millionths. 

36. Divide 126.45 by 493.256. 

37. The ratio of two numbers is 9, and the antecedent 
90 : what is the consequent "i 



G THE regents' questions. 

38. Find the value of the omitted term in the following 
proportion : — 

U :(?):: 9 : 16. 

(2:30-4:30 P. M.) 

39. If 56 lbs. of butter cost $15.68, what wiU .078 of a 
ton cost .'' 

40. If 96 horses eat 192 tons of hay in one winter, how 
many tons will 150 horses eat in 6 winters ? 

41. In 1 yr. 4 mo., 1311.50 amounted to $336.42 at 
simple interest : what was the rate per cent ? 

42. What is the interest of $14231.50 from June 29, 
1860, to April 30, 1865, at 83^ per cent ? 

43. Three notes are payable as follows : — one for $200 
January 1, 1866 ; another for $350, due September 1, 1866 ; 
a third for $500, due Aj)ril 1, 1867 : what is the average 
of maturity, or the equated time of payment ? 

44. How much will it cost to carpet a parlor 18 feet 
square, with carpeting % yd. wide, at $1.50 per yard ? 

45. The difference in the local time of two places is 2 h. 
18 m. : what is the difference in longitude ? 

46. 33 is 2% per cent, of what number ? 

47. What is the length of each side of U square field 
which contains five acres ? 

48. A note for $470.66 drawn at 60 days, is discounted at 
bank at 6 per cent. : what are the proceeds ? 



^Examination I IT. J'liiie /^, /S67m 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

49. Express in figures MDXXVCDLXXXIX. 

50. Perform the operations indicated as follows : — 

102—19x17 plus 205 — 3= (?) 

51. Numerate (or express in words), 90067236708. 

52. What is the sum of 3912, 361, 40005, 98, 736863, 8342 
8900687, 9, 4000862, 28 ? 



ARITHMETIC. 



53. If two persons start from the same place, and tr&vel 
in the same direction, one 7 and the other 11 miles per 
hour, at the rate of 9 hours per day, how far apart will 
they be at the end of the 17th day ? 

54. What is the amount due on the following biU of 

parcels: — 

Albany, June 1, 1866. 
John Baknes, 

Bought of NATHAN HADLET & CO., 

16 lbs. tea, @ 1.05, - - - - I 

18 lbs. sugar, .14, _ _ - 

25 lbs. rice, @ .09, . - - - 

15 yds. linen, @. 66, 

$ 
Cr. 
By balance of account, - - - 3.48 

Balance due, - - - - $ 

Received payment, N. Hadlet & Co. 

55. State the process of reducing inches to leagues. 

56. How many bushels will a box 8 feet long, 4 feet 
wide, and 3 feet high contain ? 

57. Add 38-67, % and 17-101. 

58. Eeduce 1049-8393 to its lowest terms. 

59. Give the rule for reducing fractions having different 
denominators to equivalent fractions having the least 
common denominator, 

60. Multiply 18 5-9 by 7 4-5. 

61. Express in -figures, forty-seven, and twenty-one 
hundred thousandths. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

63. Divide 3019.86938 by 30 1-350. 

63. If 9 men cut 150 acres of grass in 18 days, how 
many will do the same work in 37 days ? 

64. If 500 copies of a \ ook containing 310 pages require 
12 reams of paper, how much wiU 1300 copies of a book 
of 380 pages require ? 



8 THE regents' questions. 

65. What is the value in currency of $865 in gold, when 
the latter is selling at 131 per cent ? 

66. What is the interest on $200 for 3 years and 10 
months, at 7 per cent 1 

67. In what time will a sum of money double itself at 
an annual interest of 5 per cent .' 

68. What is the face of a note at 30 days, which yields 
1500 when discounted at bank, at 7 per cent 1 

70. Extract the square root of .0043046721. 

71. Involve 1.06 to the 4th power. 

72. What debt can be discharged in a year by weekly 
payments in arithmetical progression, the first being $24, 
and the last $1,224? 



Examination IT, JVor. 8, 7867* 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

73. Express in words 2584503962047. 

74. 2468 plus 13579 plus 100 plus 6042 plus 187 plus 19 
equals how many ? 

75. What is the difference between 576—208 plus 1645 
—321, and 403—256 plus 814—195.? 

76. Multiply forty-nine millions forty thousand six 
hundred and ninety-seven by nine millions forty thousand 
seven hundred and nine. 

77. One factor of a certain number is 11, and the other 
3708311605 : what is that number ? 

78. If the remainder is 17, the quotient 610, and the 
dividend 45767, what is the divisor ? 

79. What cost 3a. 2R. 20rd. of land, at 43 per acre ? 

80. What is the difference of time between July 15^ 
1857, and April 25, 1862 ? 





ARITHMETIC. 






9 


T. 


cwt. qr. 


lb. 


oz. 


dr. 


14 


13 2 


15 


15 


15 


13 


17 3 


13 


11 


13 


46 


16 3 


11 


13 


10 


14 


15 2 


7 


6 


9 


11 


17 3 


10 


15 


11 



81. Add 



82. Find the greatest common divisor of 492, 744 and 
1044. 

83. Divide 137 lb. 9 oz. 18 pwt. 23 gr. by 23. 

84. From % of 137 subtract % of 317. 

85. Write eleven thousand, and eleven hundred thous- 
andths, (the whole as a single expression.^ 

86. Multiply .0097 by .000125. 

(2:30-4:30 P. M.) 

87. Divide 475 by 128^. 

88. What cost 11-13 of an acre at $1.75 per sq. rod ? 

89. Divide 9811.0047 by .325947. 

90. Reduce 18 s. 3^d. to the decimal of a £. 

91. Find the third term of 7 : 8 ::(.?) : 12. 

92. If m yds. of broadcloth cost |il8, what will 27 yds. 
cost 1 

93. If 8 men spend |64 in 13 weeks, what will 12 men 
spend in 52 weeks ? 

94. Find the interest on $35.61 from Not. 11, 1857, to 
Dec. 15, 1859, at 6 per cent. 

95. What is the bank discount on a note for $350, pay- 
able 3 months after date, at 7 per cent, interest .? 

96. Find the square root of .876096. 



Examination T. JPeb. 2f, f868, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

97. Add together 15262986957 and 3879 ; and multiply 
the 19th part of the sum by 76. 



10 THE regents' questions. 

98. Subtract nine hundred and fourteen thousand 
nine hundred and twenty, from four hundred millions 
and thirteen thousand, 

99. A wheel makes 880 revolutions in passing over 2 
mi. 1430 yd. : what is its circumference ? 

100. Reduce 49 wk. 6 da. 19 hr. to minutes. 

101. Find the greatest common divisor of 4004 and 
5772. 

103. Find the least common multiple of 25, 36, 33, 12, 45. 

103. Divide 52 yd. 1 ft. 10>^ in. by 3 12-17. 

104. Reduce 3 8-9 of 1 7-32 of 2 5-14 to a decimal. 

105. Find the value of 169 multiplied by .0000728. 

106. Find the value of 25.000315— .0045 plus .2801 minus 
18 plus 21.001. 

107. Divide the number 54 into 3 parts, proportioned as 
2, 3, 4. 

108. If for a certain sum, 18 sheep may be grazed 30 
days, how many days may 30 sheep be grazed for the 
same sum ? 

109. How many acres could 10 men plow in 14 hours, 
if 5 men plough 6 acres in lOX hours ? 

110. Standard silver is composed of 37 parts of pure 
silver, and 3 parts of copper : how much per cent, of the 
whole is each of the components ? 

(2:30^:30 P. M.) 

111. If I buy cloth at $1.20 per yard, how must I sell it 
so as to gain 25 per cent ? 

112. Divide .$1,200 between A and B so that A's share 
may be to B's as 2 to 7. 

113. Divide 6s. 6d. between Jane and Ellen, so that 
Jane may receive 33. more tlian Ellen. 

114. What is the value of the square root of 43x24x28? 

115. How much coffee at 9, 11 and 14 cents a pound, will 
form a mixture worth 13 cents a pound ? 



ARITHMETIC. H 

116. When the extremes and the number of terms in an 
arithmetical series are given, how is the sum of the series 
ascertained. ? 

117. The surface of a square table is 26 eq. ft. 100 in. ; 
find the length of each side. 

118. How many square yards of matting would cover a 
floor the dimensions of which are 20 ft. 10 in. by 15 ft. 5 
1-7 in.? 

119. What sum of money will in 3 years, 10 months and 
9 days at 7 per cent, amount to $1534.10 ? 

120. I have 3 notes payable as follows : one for $200, 
due Jan. 1, 1869; another for $350, due Sept. 1,1869 ; and 
another for $500, due April 1, 1870: what is the average 
of matmity? 



Examination TI. June 6, f868, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

121. Express in figures the number represented by four 
units of the tenth order, six of the eighth, four of the 
seventh, two of the sixth, one of the third, and five of 
the second. 

128. Numerate the expression obtained as the answer to 
question No. 121. 

123. How may 25,000 be expressed in Roman numer- 
als .? 

124. How is the locaV value of a figure determined, or 
upon what does it depend ? 

125. What is the sum of the composite numbers fi-om 
50 to 80 inclusive ? 

126. From sixty-five trillions three millions six hundred 
and twelve, take nine billions one million four thousand 
and six. 

127. A tax of thirty millions fifty-six thousand four 
hundred and sixty-five dollars is assessed equally on four 
thousand and ninety-seven towns : what sum must each 
town pay ? 



12 THE regents' questions. 

128. Which of the fundamental rules is employed in re- 
ducing a denominate fraction to integers of lower denomi- 
nations.' 

129. How many cubic inches does the standard unit of 
liquid measure contain ? 

130. How many cords of wood in a pile 140 feet long', 
4X ft. wide, and G^ ft. high ? 

131. A stationer bought one great gross of slates at 8 
pence each : what was the whole cost, in pounds sterling ? 

132. Of what factors of two or more numbers does their 
greatest common divisor consist? 

133. What is the smallest sum of money with which 
horses can be bought at $50 each, cows at $30 each, or 
sheep at $8 each, using the same amount in each case ? 

134. Express in words 500072. 

(3:30-4:30 P. m.) 

135. What number must be multiplied by 15^ that the 
product may be 563^ ? 

136. How is the value of a fraction affected when 
its denominator is divided by a number greater than 
unity ? 

137. How do you multiply .061 by 100,000 ? 

138. What amount is due on the following items ? 
37 chests green tea at $ 23 75 each. 
42 " black " " 17 50 " 

13 crates Liverpool ware " 175 00 " 
19 bbls. Genesee flour " 15 50 " 

23 bu. rye " 1 52 " 

$ (?) 



139. When are four quantities said to be in proportion ? 

140. If 4-9 of the distance from A to B is 32 miles, what 
is 5-13 of the same distance ? 

141. How is the rate per cent, ascertained when the 
principal, interest and time are given ? 

142. If 1300 gain $18 in 9 months, what is the per cent 1 

143. What is the length, in feet and inches, of each side 



ARITHMETIC. 13 



of a square carpet, made from 4Q}4 yds. of Brussels car- 
peting, % yd. wide ? 

144. How is the last term of a geometrical series found, 
the first term, ratio, and rbumher of term,s being giTen ? 



£:xaminatio9i Til. JVov. 73y 7868, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

145. Express in figures six hundred millions, seventeen 
thousand, three hundred and eight. 

146. What is the sum of 372856,404933,3704793,9078961, 
304165.307708,41374,375,371,34 and 6. 

147. From sixty-five billions three millions, six hundred 
and twelve, take uine billions, one million, four thousand 
and six. 

148. One factor of a certain number is 11, and the other 
3708311605 : what is that number ? 

149. What are the prime factors of 800 .^ 

150. If the quotient is 483 and the divisor 381, what is 
the dividend ? 

151. If I take 13739 from the sum of 8763 and 14967, 
divide the remainder by 50, and multiply the quotient by 
19, what is the product "i 

153. How many miles in 60750 links ? 

153. What is the sum of 4-35 of 9 3-5, and 4-31 of 338 3-5 .? 

154. Reduce 5-7 of 14-35 of 6 1-5 of 17 to a simple frac- 
tion. 

155. How many times is 5-9 contained in 837 ? 

156. Reduce 9-35 of an acre to lower denominations. 

157. Find the greatest common divisor of 493, 744. 906. 

158. What is the least common multiple (or dividend) 
of the nine digits ? 

(3:30-4:30 p. M.) 

159. Divide 0.01764144 by 0.0018. 

160. Reduce 7 fur. 29 rds. to the decimal of a mile. 



14 THE regents' questions. 

161. What sum, at 7 per cent., will amount to ^331,075 
in 3 5'ears 4 months ? 

163. What is the amount of $1300 for 8 years at 6 per 
cent, compound interest, payable quarterly ? 

163. If 1100 gain |6 in one year, what principal will 
gain $12 in 8 months ? 

164. To what number has 3^ the same ratio as exists be- 
tween 3 and 21 ? 

165. What number of men will be required to perform 
a piece of work in 8 days, that would take 15 men 24 
days. 

166. A and B enter into partnership. A furnishes $340 
for 8 months ; and B $560 for 5 months. They lost $118. 
How much did each man lose ? 

167. What is the square root of 61723020.96 ? 

168. How many cubic quarter-inches are contained in 
a cubic inch ? 



Examination Till. Eeb. 79, 7869, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

169. Add the following numbers: One hundred and 
eight billions, three hundred and six ; twenty-one billions, 
twenty thousands, two liundred and ten ; thirty billions, 
twenty-nine millions and three. 

170. Reduce 3579793 drams avoirdupois to higher de- 
nominations. 

171. Reduce 1 m. 18 rd. 2 yd. 1 ft. to inches. 
173. Multiply %, of 13-7 by 3)^-^16. 

173. Divide 3-13 of 18-31 by 6-7. 

174. Find the least common multiple of all the even 
numbers from 1 to 15. 

175. From the sum of %, and 4-9 take 5-18. 

176. Add together 1-4033 hhd. and 3-7 gill. 

177. Multiply 30.6003 by two and one-ten thousandth; 

178. Divide 4.08 by .000136. 



ARITHMETIC. 15 



179. Reduce 378-135 to a decimal. 

180. Reduce 8 oz. 5 pwt, 3 gr. to the decimal of a lb. 

• 181. If 21 men in 13 days can do certain work, how 
many men in 7 days could do % as much ? 

183. How much will it cost to dig a cellar 40 feet long, 
33 feet wide, and 5 feet deep, at ^.35 a cubic yard ? 
(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

183. A begins business with $500 ; at the end of two 
months B puts in $300 ; at the end of one month more 
puts in $600 ; at the end of 5 months more the profits 
amount to $1056. What was each man's share ? 

184. 3 pence is what per cent, of 4 shillings ." 

185. What sum in one year will yield $48.75 at 13)^ per 
cent ? 

186. What is the bank discount on a note for $600 for 3 
months and 9 days, at 10 per cent, per annum ? 

187. I sell goods for $511.39, and gain ^}£ per cent. ; 
what did the goods cost me ? 

188. At what rate will $500 yield $34 interest in 1 year 
1 month and 18 days ? 

189. What is the compound interest of $300 for 3 years 
at 7 per cent ? 

190. How much gold will, $100 currency buy, gold being 
at 147 ? 

191. What is the square root of 403.6081 ? 
193. What is the cube root of 1061308-64000 ? 



JSxamination IX, Jujie //, 7869^ 

(10:00 A. M.-13:00 M.) 

193. The factors of a number are three hundred ninety- 
seven thousand five hundred, and nine thousand sight 
hundred. What is the product expressed in words 1 

194. If one man can mow 1.875 acres in a day, how 
many acres can 13 men mow in 7.5 days ? 



16 THE KEGENTS' QUESTIONS 

195. How many reams of commercial note paper, each 
8 in. long, 5 in. wide, and 3.5 in. thick, can be packed in a 
box the inside dimensions of which are 4, 1%, and 7-12 
feet respectively ? 

196. A note given May 10, 1867, was paid August 10, 
1868. How long did the note run ? 

196a. How long is a field containing 14 A., if it is 35 
rds. wide ? 

197. If I start from latitude 15 deg. 35 min. 40 sec. north, 
and travel due north 2159 geographic miles, in what lati- 
tude shall I then be ? 

198. How many seconds in the circumference of a cir- 
cle .? 

199. Is 217 a prime or a composite number ? 

200. The four sides of my garden are 168 ft., 280 ft., 182 
ft., and 252 feet respectively : what is the greatest length 
of boards that I can use in fencing it, without cutting any 
of them ? 

201. What is the smallest sum of money for which a 
person can purchase oxen at |85 each, or cows at $35 
each ? 

202. The tide rose 5-6 ft. one hour, 13-18 ft. the next, 
and % ft. the third hour : how much did it rise in the 
three hours ? 

203. How many square rods are there in a lot 15 4-9 rd. 
long and 12 6-7 rd. wide .' 

204. If S% qts, of strawberries cost $39.50, what is the 
price per quart ? 

205. The product of three factors is 193^, and two of 
them are 1 4-9 and 2^ : what is the other ? 

206. Reduce 4 da. 4 h. 48 mi. to the decimal of a week. 

(2:30-4:30 P. M.) 

207. If 5 tons of coal are equal to 9 cords of wood for 
fuel, and a family burns 31.5 cords of wood in a yqar, 
how much will they save by changing from wood to 



ARITHMETIC. 17 



coal, when wood is worth 14.25 per cord, and coal 16.80 
per ton ? 

208. When it is 12 o'clock m. at St. Paul, 93 deg. 10 min. 
W. Longitude, what is the time at Kichmond, 77 deg. 27 
min. W. ? 

209. Reduce .06875 to the form of a common fraction 
and to its lowest terms. 

210. 24 is % per cent of what number ? 

211. What will $25,390 amount to in 7 mo., at 10 per 
cent ? 

212. When gold is worth 124, what amount of currency 
can be bought for |5,400 in gold? 

213. A's property is assessed at $6,750, and B's at $13,- 
575. A's tax is $52.65 : how much is B's ? 

Find the imknown term in the following proportions : 

214. 73^ : 63^ : : : 5 

215. l:^l\ ::S: — 

316. What is the square root of 1137750724.? 



Mxami7iation X, JVov, //^ 7869. 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

Add in figures, LXVI, MDXIX, CCIV, XVIII. 

218. From sixty-eight million nine hundred thousand 
and six, take seven million two hundred thousand and 
two. 

219. Six hundred and four is one factor, ninety-six 
thousand and seventy-three is the other : what is the pro- 
duct? 

330. Which term in division corresponds with the pro- 
duct in multiplication ? 
231. Give the method of proving division. 



18 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

223. Resolve 7498 into its prime factors. 

223. Find tlie greatest common divisor of 505, 707, and 
4343. 

224. Of what is the least common multiple of several 
numbers the product ? 

225. Find the smallest number that exactly contains 78, 
156 and 390. 

226. Express in words 40203-706007. 

227. Reduce 387 to eighty-fifths. 

228. What is the cost of four fields, containing respec- 
tively 4 1-9, 2X, 3K and 1 13-18 acres, at $25 an acre ? 

229. What is the rate per hour of a boat that goes 230 
19-20 miles in 18 3-5 hours ? 

230. Write as a decimal, 3241-1009000. 

(]\''ov. 12, 2-00-^:00 p. m.) 

231. Required the area in acres, etc., of a piece of land 
.5 of a mile long and .3 of a mile broad. 

232. From 1 lb. Troy, take 10 oz. 17 pwt. 18 gr. 

233. Sold 517 bbls. of flour for 18.10 per bbl., at a profit 
of 8 per cent. What was the whole cost.^ 

234. 1 rd. : 3^ ft. : : ? : $0.50. 

235. (2-5)4=? 

236. What is the square root of .0011943936.? 

237. What is the amount of $50, at compound interest 
for 3 years, at 8 per cent., interest payable half-yearly? 

238. A note for $486, dated Sept. 7, 1863, was endorsed 
as follows: Received, March 22, 1864, $125. Nov. 29, 
1864, $150. May 13, 1865, $120. What was the balance 
due April 19, 1866, the rate being 6 per cent ? 

239. What are the proceeds of a note for $426.10, pay- 
able in 57 days, with interest at 6 per cent., discounted at 
bank for 6 per cent ? 

240. If $400, at 7 per cent., in 9 mo., produce $21 inter- 
est, what will be the interest on $360, for 8 mo., at 6 pei 
cent? 



ARITHMETIC. 19 



:Examinaiion XI. Feb. /7, ^870. 

(10:00 a. m.-12:00m.) 

241. Multiply twenty-nine millions two thousand nine 
hundred and nine, by four hundred and four thousand. 
Ji43. Diyide 478656785178 by 56789. 

243. Prove that your solution of the last example is 
correct. 

244. A gem weighing 2 oz. 18 pwt. 13 gr. was soid for 
$1.37 per grain : what was the sum paid ? 

245. Venus is at a certain time 3 S. 18 deg. 45 min. 15 
sec. east of the sun ; Mars, 7 S. 15 deg. 36 min. 18 sec. 
east of Venus ; Jupiter, 5 S. 21 deg. 38 min. 27 sec. east 
of Mars : how far is Jupiter east of the sun ? 

246. What is the least common multiple (or diyidend) 
of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 V 

247i What isK of 9-11 of ^.of 4-7, expressed in low- 
est terms .? 

248. Add 1-9 of % to 1-5 of 7-10. 

249. Divide 81 1-7 by 9 1-5. 

250. What is the greatest common divisor of ^, 5-6, 
and 11-8? 

251. Multiply eighty-seven thousandths by fifteen mil- 
lionths. 

252. What decimal fraction is equivalent to 7-16? 

253. Reduce 6 fur. 8 rd. lo the decimal of a mile. 

254. What is the value of .815625 of a pound Troy ex- 
pressed in oz. pwt. and gr. ? 

(Feb. 18, 2:00-4:00 p. M.) 

255. If $800 gain $32 in 8 mo., what is the rate per 
cent? 

256. If a man travels 117 miles in 15 days, employing 
only 9 hours a day, how far would he go in 20 days, trav* 
elling 12 hours a day 1 

257. What is the square root of 9754.60423716 ? 



20 THE regents' questions. 

258. If the extremes are 11 and 74, and the common 
difference 7, what is the sum of the series ? 

259. A man having $10,000, lost 15 per cent, of it ; what 
Bum had he left ? 

260. What is the interest of $850 for 1 yr. 7 mo. 18 da., 
at 7 per cent ? 

261. How long must $165 be on interest at 6 per cent, to 
gain $14.85.? 

263. What is the present worth of $477.71, due 4 years 
hence, discounted at 6 per cent ? 

263. AVhat is the present worth of a note for $875.35, 
Day able in 7 mo. and 15 da., discounted at bank at 7 pei 
cent ? 

264. If 29 lb. of butter will purchase 40 lb. of cheese, 
how many pounds of butter will buy 79 lb. of cheese ? 



JExaminatioti XII, lune 9, 7870, 

(10:00 A. M.-1^:00 m.) 
265. Numerate, read or express in words 8096392702. 

iTHOTtHr-IOTHJ>OOrH 
00000010^*00000 1-0 
C5 05 o t- in Tt< ic 
I h Ci 00 ■* 

267. 2579584239456—249187654116= .? 

268. iSlultiply four hundred and sixty-two thousand six 
hundred and nine, by itself. 

269. Divide 1521808704 by 6503456. 

270. If the remainder is 17, the quotient 610, and the 
dividend 45767, what is the divisor "i 

271. Resolve 7498 into its prime factors. 

272. Find the greatest common divisor of 285 and 465, 

273. What is the least common multiple, or dividend 
of 16, 40, 96, and 105 1 

274. In 4 da. 4 hr. 45 min., how many seconds .' 

275. Reduce X, X, 3^", 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, to equiva- 
lent fractions having the least common denominator. 



ARITHMETIC. 21 



276. Reduce 4 oz. 6 pwt. 9 3-5 gr. to the fraction of a 
pound. 

277. How many sq, ft. in the four side walls of a room 
16K ft. long, 15 ft. wide, and 9 ft. high ? 

278. The product of three numbers is 6-7 ; two of the 
numbers are 23^ and 7-9 : what is the third ? 

(June 10, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

279. Add together 423 ten millionths, 63 thousandths, 
25 hundredths, 4 tenths, and 56 ten thousandths. 

280. What cost 5 T. 17 cwt. 20 lb. of hay, at $30.50 per 
ton.? 

281. Reduce 10 oz. 13 pwt. 9 gr. to the decimal of a 
pound Troy. 

283, Divide 0.01654144 by 0.0018, 

283. One acre of corn yields 80 bushels and another acre 
20 per cent, more ; how many bushels does the second acre 
yield ? 

284.. What is the amount of $794 for 4 years and 4 
months, at 7 per cent ? 

285. What is the bank discount of $600 for 3 months at 
6 per cent ? 

286. If 3-16 of a ship cost £273 2s. 6d., what will 5-32 
cost ." 

287. If $200 gain $12 in one year, what will $400 gain 
in 9 months ? 

288. Find the square root of 4 21-25. 



Bxamination XIII, JVor. //, 7870, 

(10:00 A. M. -12:00 M.) 
289. Write in figures each of the following numbers, 
add them, and express in words (or numerate) their sura ; 
fifty-six thousand, and fourteen thousandths ; nineteen, 
and nineteen hundredths ; fifty-seven, and forty -eight ten 
thousandths ; twenty- three thousand five, and four-tenths: 
and fourteenth millionths. 



THE regents' questions. 



290. What is the difference between S% plus 7%, and 4 
I)lus 2% ? 

291. In multiplying by more than one figure, where is 
the first figure in each partial product written, and why is 
it so written ? 

292. If the divisor is 19, the quotient 37, and the remain- 
der 31, what is the dividend? 

293. What is the quotient of 65 bu. 1 pk. 8 qt. divided 
by 12 ? 

294. Which one of the fundamental operations (or 
ground rules) of arithmetic is employed in reduction 
ascending ? 

295. In exchanging gold dust for cotton, by what 
weight would each be weighed ? 

296. Which is the largest prime number below 100 ? 

297. How many weeks in 8568456 minutes ? 

298. To what term in division does the value of a com- 
mon fraction correspond.'' 

299. What is the product of a fraction multiplied by its 
denominator? Give an example. 

300. What is the rule for the multiplication of d cintials ? 

301. How is a common fraction reduced to the deci- 
mal form ? Give an example. 

302. What is ratio and how may it be expressed .'' Illus- 
trate by one or more examples. 

{Nov. 12, 2:00^:00 p. m.) 

303. li 27 T. 3 qr. 15 lb. of coal cost $217.83, what wiU 
HOT. 1 qr. 10 1b. co.st ? 

304. Fiud the cost of the several articles, and the 

amount of the following bill : 

Albany, October 1, 1870. 
A. P. Jewett to Samuel Palmer, Dr. 
To 16750 feet of boards at $12.50 per M., - 

" 1750 '• " 24.00 " 

" 3500 " " 25.00 " 



Received payment, 3 

Samuel Palmer. 



AEITHMETIC. 2S 



305. What is the length of the side of a cubical box 
which contains 889017 solid inches ? 

306. What is the present worth of the following note 
discounted at banli, and when will it become due : 

SnOO. Utica, October 11, 1870. 

Ninety days from date, for value received, I promise 
to pay to the order of John Smith, one hundred dollars, 
at the Albany City National Bank. 

John Bkown. 
807. Involve % to the 7th power. 
. 308. What is the square root of .0043046721 ? 

309. Sold 9 1-6 cwt. of sugar at fS^ per cwt., and 
thereby lost 12 per cent. : how much was the whole 
cost? 

310. A person owned 5^ of a mine and sold % of his 
interest for $1710: what was the value of the entire 
mine? 

311. When it is 2 h. 36 m. A. M. at the Cape of Good 
Hope, in longitude 18" 24' east, what is the time at Cape 
Horn, in longitude 67^ 21' west? 

312. What is the cost of 17 T. 18 cwt. 1 qr. 17 lb. of 
potash at $53.80 per ton .'* 



Examination XIY, JP'eb. 2S, ^87^^ 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 m.) 

313. Express in words the number 42567000129301. 

314. Multiply five hundred and forty thousand six hun- 
dred and nine by seventeen hundred and fifty. 

315. Give the rule for reduction descending. 

316. How many steps of two and one-half feet each, 
would a man take in walking a mile ? 

317. How is a whole number reduced to a fraction ol 
the same value having a given denominator "i 



24 THE regents' questions. 

318. What is the value ot % ot % oi }i oi 14 when 
reduced to a simple fraction of the lowest terms ? -^ 

319. Give the rule for reducing several fractions to equiv- 
alent fractions having the least common denominator. 

320. Add 3X to 4 21-38. 

321. Write in figures, two and six hundred-millionths. 

322. Keduce 7-625 to the equivalent decimal form. 

323. Multiply seven thousand and five, hy three-hundred- 
and-five milliouths. 

324. Divide .5 of 1.75 by .25 of 17^- 

325. The ratio of two numbers is 9, and the antecedent 
90 : what is the consequent .' 

326. Find the value of the omitted term in the following 
proportion : 

$4 :(?):: 9 : 16. 

{Feb. 24, 2:00-4:00 p. m.) 

327. If 56 lb. of butter cost $15.68, what will .078 of a 
ton cost? 

328. If 96 horses eat 192 tons of hay in one winter, how 
many tons will 150 horses eat in 6 winters ? 

329. In 1 yr. 4 mo., .|311.50 amounted to $336.43 at sim- 
ple interest : what was the rate per cent. ? 

330. What is the interest of $14231.50 from June 15, 
1865, to April 30, 1870, at 8 per cent ? 

331. What is the value of a pile of wood 34 ft. long, 3 
ft. wide and h}i ft. high, at $7.88 per cord ? 

332. How much will it cost to carpet a parlor 18 feet 
square, with carpeting % yd. wide, at $1.50 per yard.^* 

333. The difference in the local time of two places is 
2h. 18m. : what is the difference in longitude.? 

334. 33 is 2% per cent, of what number 7 

335. What is the length iu rods of each side of a square 
field which contains 66 A. 1 R. 9 sq. rd 7 

336. A note for $470.66 drawn at 60 days, is discounted 
at bank at 6 per cent : what are the proceeds ? 



ARITHMETIC. 25 



^xamhiation XY. J^^une 8, /87f. 
(10:00 A. M.-12:00 m.) 

(1) 70100.3042875 (s) 10257235^ 

(2) 20514471 C) 1282154.4375 

(3) 641077.21875 . (s) 90169.0004 
(4j 2564308.875 (9) 5128617.75 

(5) 320538.609375 (i«) 160269.3046875 

337. Arrange the above numbers as required for addi- 
tion, and find their sum, 

338. What special name or names are given to the 
period (.), as an arithmetical sign ; and what is its use in 
arithmetic ? 

339. What two denominations of currency are separated 
and distinguished from each otlier by the sign referred to 
in question 338 ? 

340. Mention two or more arithmetical processes or 
rules in which " pointing off into periods " is required. 

341. Copy the number marked {}) ; then point it off into 
periods and numerate it. 

342. What arithmetical operation would change the 
value of (5) to 32.0538609375 ? 

343. Subtract the number (i) from the number (6). 

344. Multiply (0 by («). 

345. Divide (6) by (3) and indicate, by the use of the 
proper arithmetical sign, whether the quotient is an 
integral, fractional or mixed number. 

S46. Change the decimal part of («) to the form of a 
common (or vulgar) fraction, and then reduce it to its 
lowest terms. 

347. Find the prime factors of the integral part of (i). 

848. Regarding (2) as so many square inches, how many 
square acres, roods, rods, feet and inches would be the 
equivalent of this expression ? 

349. Regarding the fractional part of (*) as the decimal 
of a pound avoirdupois, to how many ounces would it be 
equivalent ? 



26 THE regents' questions. 

350. Kepresent the first four figures of (i") by the Romaa 
notation. 

(June 9, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

351. Coi^y the following bill of items, find the cost o. 
each item, insert it in its proper place on the right, and 
find the total amount : 

Albany, May 30, 1871. 

Mr. J. B. WOODWORTH, 

To A. & E. C. KooNZ, Dr. 
'To 75 yds. carpeting, (a) $2.50 $ 

"42 " druL^get, @ $1.87X 

" 6 mats, @ $3.25 

" 18 rugs, @ $22.30 

*' 81yds. oilcloth, @ .$1.10 

$ 
Received Payment, 

A. & E. C. KooNZ. 

352. Suppose that you buy of D. Appleton & Co., of 
New York, 5 reams of note paper, at $3.25 per ream , 
4,500 envelopes, at $4.75 per M. ; 24 boxes of steel pens, at 
$1,123^ per box ; 6 French dictionaries, at $1.50 each ; and 
3 photographic albums, at $5.75 each. Make out the bill 
in regular form, as in Q. 351. 

353. Suppose further that the Messrs. Appleton consent 
to discount 12 per cent, from the amount of the fore- 
going items : how much would the required paj'ment 
become ? 

354. Analyze (or explain in words the method of solving) 
the following example: If 6 men can do a piece of work 
in 10 days, how long will it take 5 men to do it? 

355. Define Ratio. 

356. Define Proportion. 

357. Define Rule of Three. 

3.58. Solve the following example by the Rule of Three 
(or proportion): If a railroad car goes 17 miles in 45 
minutes, how far will it so in 5 hours at the same rate ? 



ARITHMETIC. 



359. J. Ayers has D. Howe's note for f 1.728, dated Dec. 
29, 1869 : what will be the amount Oct. 9, 1872, at 9 per 
cent ? 

360. What principal will gain 15.11, in 3 years and 6 
months, at 8 per cent ? 



Bxamhiation XVI. JVor. 9, /87f» 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

361. Express by figures the number : five trillions eighty 
billions nine millions and one. 

362. Add the following numbers : 

(1) Two hundred aAd ten thousand four hundred; 

(2) One hundred thousand five hundred and ten ; 

(3) Ninety thousand six hundred and eleven • 

(4) Forty-two hundred and twenty-five; 
(6) Eight hundred and ten. 

363. The first number (}) in Q. 362, being taken as a 
minuend, and the second number (.2) in the same question 
as a remainder, what will the substrahend be, expressed in 
f cords ? 

364. What is the product of the numbers (3) and (*) in 
Q. 362 ? 

365. The quotient of one number divided by another is 
37 ; the divisor, 246 ; the remainder, 230 ; what is the 
dividend ? 

366. What is the greatest common divisor of 1649 and 
5423? 

367. What is the least common multiple (or dividend) of 
21, 35, and 42 ? 

368. What is the value of 6 2-9 divided by 8% ? 

369. How many yards of cloth 4-5 of a yard wide are 
equivalent to 12 yards ^ of a yard wide ? 

870. Change 4-7 to an equivalent fraction having 91 for 
its denominator. 



28 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

371. The diflference between 6-7 and 7-8 of a number is 
10 : what is that number ? 

372. What is tbe sum of %, 1 7-12, 10 5-6, and 5 ? 

373. What will 4868 bricks cost, at $4.75 per M. ? 

374. An open court contains 40 square yards: how 
many stones, 9 inches square, will be required to pave it ? 

QNov. 10, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

375. Change .0008 to a common fraction, 

376. Change 3-800 to a decimal. 

377. How many cords of wood could be piled in a shed 
50 ft. long, 25 ft. wide and 10 ft. high ? 

378. How many acres of city land at $2 per square foot, 
could be bought for a half million dollars ? 

379. Change 10 oz. 13 pwt. 9 gr. to the decimal of a 
pound Troy, 

380. A man owning 4-5 of an iron foundry, sold 35 per 
cent, of his share : what part did he still own ? 

381. What will be the amount, at simple interest, of 
135.61, from Nov. 11, 1869, to Dec. 15, 1871, at 6 per cent ? 

382. If the consequent be % and the ratio %, what is 
the antecedent ? 

383. At the rate of 9 yards for £5 12s. how many yards 
of cloth can be bought for £44 16s ? 

384. What is the square root of 576.02880036 ? 



£JxaminaHon XTII, J^eb, 27, ^872, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

385. Add seven hundred and four ; sixty thousand four 
hundred ; five millions eight thousand and sixty; 912875 ; 
thirty thousand and forty-nine ; seven hundred and seven 
thousand nine hundred and six 



ARITHMETIC. S3 



386. A had $3958, B $1463; A lost $1365, B gained $1165 : 
which then had the most, and liow much ? 

387. A peddler hought 491 yards of cloth at 81 cts. a 
vard ; he used 29 yards, and sold the rest at 95 cts. a yard : 
how much did he gain ? 

388. A city had $311205 at the beginning of the year ; 
the income of the year was $884743, and the expenses 
$896756 : what was the balance on hand at the end of the 
year 1 

389. A man exchanged 159 cords of wood at $5 a cord, 
for a horse valued at $144, and the balance in sheep at $3 
ap:ece : how many sheep did he receive ? 

890. How many pieces of muslin, each containing 
33 yards, must be sold at 14ct. 5m. a yard to realize 
$1339.80 .? 

391. How many sq. yd. of paving in a street are there, 
2700ft. long and 40ft. wide .? 

392. At noon on Thursday, a ship was in north latitude 
28 deg. 15 min. 35 sec. ; it then sailed north till Saturday 
afternoon at 3 o'clock, when it was in north latitude 41 
deg. 34 min. 35 sec. : what was its average motion per 
hour, in geographical miles .' 

393. y^ of 9-10 of 11-12 of 8-9 of 5-6 of 20 4-7=what ? 

394. Sold a team for $183 4-5, losing |24X : for how 
much should I have sold it to gain $39 7-10 "i 

395 A man having 105% A. of land, exchanged 1-6 of 
it for wood, at the rate of 10)^ C. per A. : how many C. 
did he receive .' 

396. Multiply the quotient of 14 2-5 divided by 6 6-7, by 
the quotient of 5 5-9 divided by 7 7-11. 

397. Reduce 9000000 in. to mi. 

398. What is the cost of a field 77 rd. long and 41 rd. 
wide, at $17.60 an A. .? 

(Jfeft. 28, 2:00-4:00 p. M.) 

399. If 4.2 yd. of cloth cost $15, what will 8 yd. 3 qr. 
cost? 



50 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

400. If a loaf wei2:liinc^ 12 4-5 oz. is worth 2 cts., wheu 
flour is |4 a bbl., what is the value of a loaf weighint;' 10% 
oz., when flour is $6 2-5 a bbl. ? 

301. A man bought 350 A. of land for $40 an acre, and 
pold a part for |2,240, at the same rate : what per cent, of 
the land did he sell ? 

402. At 6 per cent., what is the interest of $720 forS yrs. 
4 mo. 16 da. ? 

403. Sold 50 bbls. of wine, each containing 31 gal. 2 qt., 
at $2.40 a gal., receiving a note at 90 days without grace : 
what would be the proceeds of this note, discounted at 
1% per cent ? 

404. A, B and C bought a horse for $100 and sold him 
for $150, by which A. gained $18 and B $19 : how much 
had each paid lor the horse ? 

405. A man had a yard 38 ft. long and 27 ft. wide : he 
reserved two grass plats each 8 ft. square, and had the 
rest paved with stone, at 45 cts. a sq. yd. : what did the 
paving cost .'' 

406. The product of two equal factors is 34225 : what is 
each factor ? 

407. Find the sum of 10 terms of the geometric series 
3, 6, 12, etc. 

408. If January 1 is Sunday, how much can a man 
earn in the first three months of a leap year, at $1.25 per 
day, not working Sundays? 



Bxami7iation XTIIT. June 6, 7872, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

409. If the minuend be 69 trillion and the difference 85 
billion, what is the subtrahend ? 

410. If 892 is one factoi*, and 28544 the product, what is 
the other factor ? 



ARITHMETIC. 31 



411. Eesolve 180 into its prime factors. 

412. Find the greatest common divisor of 223 and 564. 

413. Reduce 8692 to a fraction whose denominator is 25. 

414. What cost 5% cords of wood at $7.56 a cord 1 

415. 5-7 of 10-12 divided by 5-19 of Y^ of 2-9 equals 
what "i 

416. A body of 4800 troops has 1-5 as many calvary as 
infantry : what is the number of infantry ? 

417. 3 6-7 plus 2 5-8 plus 7 8-12 equals what.? 

418. The product of three numbers is 74 1-5 ; two of 
them are 8 1-7 and 6 1-13 : what is the third 

419.. Reduce 2 m. 5 f. 13 r. 4 rd. 2 ft. to inches. 

420. What would be the cost of enough oil cloth to cover 
a room 12x163^ feet, at 75 cts. per sq. yd. ? 

{June 6, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

421. At $198 per lb., Avhat would be the cost of 10 oz. 10 
pwt. 10 gr. of gold ? 

422. What is the difference in time of two places whose 
longitudes differ 7 degrees, 8 minutes and 4 seconds .' 

423. Write in figures (the fractional part as decimal) the 
number : seven million and one ten-millionth. 

424. 49.2654756 divided by .0750==what ? 

425. Reduce .8975 of a week, to whole numbers of lowei 
denominations. 

426. What is the amount of $1000, for 7 y. 10 m. 18 d., 
at 6 per cent, simple interest ? 

427. What is the present worth of $1609.30 for 10 m. 
24 d., discounted at 5 per cent .'' 

428. For what must apples, which cost $1.25, be sold to 
gain 20 per cent ? 

429. If $800 yield $56 interest in a certain time, what 
will $390 yield at the same rate ? 

430. If a 3-cent loaf weigh 2 oz , when flour is $7.50 per 
bbl., what should a 12-cent loaf sveigh when flour is $16 
per barrel ? 



32 THE regents' questions. 

431. What number expresses the difference between tht 
square and the cube of 24 ? 
433. What is the square root of 253009 ? 



Bxamination XIX, JVbr. 7y ^872, 
(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

433. Write in fibres : twenty quintillions, two hundred 
and seven billions, six hundred millions, six thousand and 
fifty-nine. 

434. Express in words : 224000000600317010. 

435. Add 100375, 406780, 4673005, 4112, 18365791, 2478, 
and 164357. 

436. Find the sum (in Roman notation) of LXVI. 
MDXIX, CCIV, XVIII. 

437. The factors of a certain number are 53, 7, 5, and 
107 : what is that number ? 

438. 246515999541 divided by 2S653=what ? 

439. What are the prime factors of 6006 1 

440. What is the greatest common divisor of 2268 and 
844.? 

441. Find the least com. multiple of the 9 digits. 

442. Reduce %, 4-15, 3^, and 2 1-7, to equivalent numbers 
having the least common denominator. 

443. What would be the whole cost of four fields, con- 
taining respectively, 4 1-7, 2X, 3X, and 1 13-18 acres, at 
$25 an acre ? 

444. Reduce 3-7x%x5-6x4-llxll-12x6-7x8-9, to a single 
fraction of the lowest terms. 

(iVbt). 8, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

445. If a man make $1 17-20 on the sale of one table, 
how many (a^les must he sell to make %21% ? 



ARITHMETIC. 33 



446. A. Barnes, of Lee, sold B. Brown the following- 
articles : April 1, 1872, 24 yds. black silk, at $2.25 a yd. ; 
Apii] 3, 2 pieces calico, 40 yds. each, at 30c. a yd. ; May 2, 
4 dress patterns, at $6.75 a pattern ; May 9, 32X J^s. linen, 
at $1.12 a yd. Brown paid $55 on account. Make out his 
bill in proper form, showing balance due. 

447. At 35 c. per sq. yd., what would it cost to plaster a 
wall 15 ft. high and 54 ft. long ? 

448. How much wood in three piles, the first of which 
contains 10 cd. 6 cd. ft. 4 cu. ft. ; the second 12 cd. 13 
cu. ft. ; the third, 17 cd., 1 cd. ft. ? 

449. Divide the sum of five thousand and two thous- 
andths, by two hundredths. 

450. $10 is 12 per cent, of what number ? 

451. What is the amount of $2160 from March 10 to 
Dec. 1, at 5 per cent ? 

452. How much must be invested, at 7 per cent, simple 
interest, to yield an annual income of $630 ?^ 

453. A note for $1800, payable in 60 days, was dis- 
counted at bank, at 6 per cent. : how much did the holder 
receive ? 

454. What cost 9 hats, if 5 hats cost £4 5s. ? 

455. If the wages of 6 men, for 14 days, are $126, 
what, at the same rate, would be the wages of 9 men, for 
16 days ? 

456. Extract the square root of 6.5536. 



£:xamination XX, J^eb, 27, /87S» 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

457, Write in words the number represented by the 
figures : 20463162486135. 



S4 THE REGENTS QUESTIONS. 

458. Express in figures : fifty-seven billions fifty-nine 
millions ninety thousand and forty-seven. 

r-l OQ CO iO I 

460. From 50150.5010678 take 794090589. 

461. Multiply ninety thousand eight hundred and seven, 
by nine thousand one hundred and six. 

462. 18 A. K. 14 p. equal how many square feet ? 

463. 31557600 seconds equal how many days ? 

464. From 61 S. 15 deg. 36 min. 15 sec. take 53 S. 18 
deg. 50 min. 18 sec. 

465. If 84 loads of hay weigh 201 T. 6 cwt. qr. 12 lb., 
what will 5 loads weigh ? 

466. What are the prime factors of 19965 ? 

467. Find the least common multiple of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 

468. Reduce 5-7x3-15x4-1 6x8%x] 1-5 to a simple fraction 
of the lowest terms. 

469. Reduce 4-9, %, }{, X^ 1-6 and 1-12 to equivalent 
fractions having the least common denominator. 

470. What is the sum of %, 5-6, % and 1-12." 

{Feb. 28, 2:00-4:00 p. m.) 

471. Divide 116 3-7 by 14 1-7. (Give the answer as a 
mixed number, with its fraction of the lowest terms.) 

472. Reduce 4-7 of a grain to the fraction of a pound 
Troy. 

473. Paid $4355.52 for 49 6-7 pieces of carpeting : what 
would 37 5-7 pieces cost, at the same rate ? 

474. Multiply eighty-seven thousandths by fiftecL 
millionths. 

475. What decimal fraction is equivalent to 7-16 1 

476. What is 5 per cent, of $789 ? 

477. What is the interest of $1165.50, for 5 yr. 3 mo. 9 
da., at 7 per cent ? 

478. What is the bank discount on .$780 for 30 days? 



ARITHMETIC. 35 



479. If A travels 117 miles in 15 days, employing 9 hours 
a day, how far would he go in 20 days, travelling 13 hours 
a day (at the same rate per hour) ? 

480. What is the square root of 33804641 ? 



£Jxafni7iaHon XXT. Jtine 6, f87S, 

(10:00 A. M.-13:00 M.) 

481. Write 1873 in Roman characters. 
483. What is Notation ? 

483. Write in words : 9008007006. 

484. To what number must 963 be added three times to 
make 8473 ? 

485. 19843.631 plus 14687.32 plus $84,331 plus $.07 plus 
$.64 plus $973,241=- ? 

486. Reduce 53684'' to numbers of higher denomina- 
tions. 

487. Reduce .8975 of a week to whole numbers of lower 
denominations. 

488. What cost 10 3-5 tons of coal, at $7 5-6 a ton? 

489. 108^ 13-17x7-11— K= ? 

490. Find the least common multiple of 13, 1 and 38. 

491. Reduce 13-18, 13-37, and 8 5-6 to the least common 
denominator. 

493. A cubic foot of granite weighs 163 lb. 5 oz. : what 
is the weight of a block 3 ft. 2 2-5 in. long, 3ft. 4 in. wide, 
and 1 ft. 3 in. thick 7 

{June 6, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

493. How many linear yards of carpeting m yd. wide 
will cover a floor 18 ft", square ? 

494. When snow is uniformly 6 inches deep, how many 
cubic feet are there on one acre of land ? 



86 THE regents' questions. 

495. Charles Fuller bought of James Monroe, at Wesi 
Troy, N. Y., May 4, 1873, 1 horse for ^5, 2 cows at $5C 
each, 1 wagon for ^62, 2 shovels at $1.13 each, and 30 
oushels of corn at $0.65 per bushel, paying cash in full. 
Make the bill in due form. 

496. A cistern can be emptied by 7 pipes of equal capacity 
in 35 minutes : in what time can it be emptied if only 5 
pipes are open ? 

497. If 12 per cent, of $97.50 be lost, what amount will 
remain ? 

498. What is the simple interest of $200 for 4 yr. 6 mo. 
3 d., at 7 per cent ? 

499. Find the bank discount of $1000 for 3 mo„ at 7 
per cent. 

500. If 9 lb. of lead make 150 bullets, how many bullets 
can be made from 1051b. ? 

(Solve by proportion and cancellation.) 

501. If the wages of 75 boys for 84 days were $68.75, 
how many days could 90 boys be employed at the same 
rate, for $41.25.? (Solve by double proportion.) 

502. What is the difference between the square and the 
cube of 24 ? 

503. What is the square root of 253009 ? 

504. 1-8 of a number exceeds 1-9 of it by 20 : what is 
that number .' 



Bxamination XXII. JVov. 6, 787S, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

505. Find the sum of % of 9 3-5 and 4-5 of 28 1-6. 

506. Find the difference between 2>% plus 7 3-5 and 4 
plus 2 3-7. 

507. The product of three factors is 193^, and two of 
them are 4-9 and % : what is the other ? 

508. Divide .5 of 1.75 by .25 of 17^. 



ARITHMETIC. 



509. What is the value of 6 2-9 divided hy 8%, as a simple 
fraction ? 

510. What is the value of .815625 of a pound Tioy 
expressed in oz. pwt. and gr. ? 

511. Reduce i da. 4 hr, 48 mi. to the decimal of a wk. 

512. A person owned 5-8 of a mine and sold % of his 
interest for ^1710 r find the value of the entire mine. 

513. Sold 9 3-8 cwt. of sugar at $8 per cwt., and thereby 
lost 20 per cent : what was the whole cost ? 

514. A man, owning 4-5 of a bank, sold 35 per cent, of 
his share : what per cent, of the whole was left ? 

515. A's property is assessed at 16,750, and B's at $13,550. 
A's tax is 155.35 : how much is B's ? 

516. How many acres could 10 men plough in 14 hours 
if 7 men plough 6 acres in 123^ hours ? 

{Nov. 7, 2:00-4:00 p. M.) 

517. What is the simple interest on $200 for 3 years and 
10 months, at 7 per cent ? 

518. In 1 yr. 4 mo., $311.50 amounted to $348.88. at 
simple interest : what was the rate per cent ? 

519. What is the amount of $1000, for 7 yr, 10 mo. 18 
da., at 6 per cent, simple interest? 

520. What sum, at 9 per cent, simple interest, will 
amount to i286.00, in 3 years, 4 months ? 

521. A note for $470.66, drawn at 60 days, is discounted 
at bank at 6 per cent : what are the proceeds ? 

522. What is the amount of $50, at compound interest 
for 3 years, at 8 per cent, interest payable half-yearly ? 

523. J. Ayers has D. Howe's note for $1,728 dated Dec. 
29, 1869 : what was the amount Oct. 9, 1873, at 9 per 
cent., with interest from date ? 

524. What is the value in currency of $865 in gold, when 
the latter is selling at 107 per cent ? 

525. How much gold will $100 currency buy, gold being 
at 111 ? 



S8 THE regents' questions. 

526. Suppose that you buy of D. Appleton & Co., of 
New York, 5 reams of note paper, at ^B.25 per ream ; 
4,500 envelopes, at $4.75 per M. ; 24 boxes of steel pens, 
at $1,123^ per box ; 6 French dictionaries, at $1.50 each; 
and 3 photographic albums, at $5.75 each. Make a bill 
for D, Appleton & Co., against yourself, in regular form. 

527. A man had a yard 38 ft. long and 27 ft. wide ; he 
reserved tw«) grass plats, each 8 ft. square, and had the 
rest paved with stone, at 45cts. a sq. yd. : what did the 
paving cost .'' 

528. How much will it cost to dig a cellar 40 feet long, 
32 feet wide, and 5 feet deep, at $0.25 a cubic yard ? 



Bxamination XXIII. I'eb, 26, 787^* 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

529. Find the smallest number which will exactly con- 
tain 9, 15. 18 and 20. 

530. If 5 be added to each term of the fraction 5-3, by 
what numl)er will its value be diminished ? 

531. If .0001 is the dividend, and 1.25 the divisor, what 
is the quotient ? 

532. What will 28 sq. yd. 129 sq. ft. of land cost at 12 
c-ts. per square foot ? 

."533. What is the cost of 4565 ft. of joist, at $23 per M., 
and 13640 ft. of boards at $53.55 per M. ? 

.534. If 32% sq. yds. of carpeting will cover a floor 14 ft. 
wide, what is the length of the floor .' 

.535. If a load of wood is 8 ft. long and 3 ft. wide, how 
high must it be to contain a cord.' 

536. W^hat decimal of a short ton is % of an ounce? 

537. 20004 plus (20.104x5.07)— (6.44— .0005)=? 

538. What part of 2 2-5 is {% of % of 2-5-^ %) ? 

539. Keduce .3945 of a day to lower denominations. 



ARITHMETIC. 3S - 



540. An agent received $67.50 for collecting $4500 : what 
was the rate per cent, of his commission ? 

541. How many cubic ft. in a rectangular beam, 24 ft. 6 
iu. long, 1 ft. 9 in. wide, and 1 ft. 2}4 iii> thick ? 

{Feb. 27, 2:00-4:00 p. M.) 

542. How much shall I gain by borrowing $3560 for 1 
yr. 6 mo. 10 da., at 6 per cent., and lending it at 7 per 
cent, for the same length of time ? 

543. What is the amount of $1450.40 from April 19, 1872, 
to August 3, 1873, at 6 per cent ? 

544. What is the difference between the greatest 
common divisor of 30 and 42, and their least common 
multiple ? 

545. A 63-gallon cask is 3-5 full of wine: if 27.625 
gallons should leak out, the wine remaining will be what 
decimal part of the full cask ? 

546. James Riley & Co. bought, July 7, 1873, of Joseph 
Herr, Trenton, N. J., 15 tons of coal at $6.50 per ton ; 19 
tons of coal at $8.25 per ton ; and 14)^ cords of wood at 
$5.20 per cord. Make a bill of the purchase, and i-eceipt 
it for Joseph Herr. 

547. How much must be paid for 41 gal. 2 qt. 1% pt. of 
molasses, at 72 cts. a gallon ? 

548. If 11-12 of a ton of a hay cost $18.50, how much 
will two loads cost, one weighing 5-6 of a ton and the 
other 13-24 of a ton ? 

.549. What is the difference between the true and the 
bank discount of $300, for 3 mo., at 8 per cent ? 

.550. What principal on interest at 7 per cent., from 
April 9. 1871, to Sept. 5, 1873, will amount to $1477..59 .' 

551. The difference between the interest of $600, and 
that of $7.50, at 5 per cent, for a certain time, is $18.75. 
Wh.at is the time .'' 

552. If 18 men can dig a trench 30 yd. long, in 24 da., 
by working 8 hr. a day, how many men can dig a trench 
60 yd. long, in 64 da., working 6 hr. a day ? 



40 THE regents' questions. 

Sxanii7iation XXI Y, J'une 4, 787^' 
(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

553. What is the sum of 3912, 400005, 631%, 736S63. 
C00803, 60708010, 4 4-1000, and 290.68042, 

554. Subtract 4-25 of 9%, from 5-21 of 151 1-5. 

555. What will 250 miles of telegraph wire cost at 3 cts. 
per foot ? 

556. When it is noon at the Cape of Good Hope, in 
longitude 18 deg. 24 min. east, what is the time at Cape 
Horn, in longitude 67 deg. 21 min. west .' 

557. How many cords of wood in a pile 140 ft. long, 4J^ 
ft. Mide aud 63^ ft. high .? 

558. Required the area in acres, etc., of a piece of land 
.5 of a mile long and .3 of a mile broad. 

559. How much will it cost to dig a cellar 40 feet long, 
32 ft wide, and 5 ft. deep, at 10.25 a cubic yd. 1 

560. 1-5 of a qr. is what per cent, of 2-5 of a cwt. ? 

561. Reduce 7-9 lb. Troy to units of lower denomina- 
tions. 

562. How much gold will f 100 currency buy. gold being 
at 113 ? 

563. In 1 yr. 4 mo., $311.50 amounted to $326.42, at 
simple interest : what was the rate per cent ? 

564. What sum, at 7 per cent, simple interest, will 
amount to $221.07, in 3 years 4 months ? 

565. A note for $470.66, drawn at 60 days, is discounted 
at bank at 6 per cent. : what are the proceeds ? 

566. What is the amount of $50, for 2 years, at 8 per 
cent, compound interest, payable half-yearly ? 

{June 5, 10:00 A. m.-12:00 m.) 

567. The four sides of my garden are 168 ft., 280 ft., 
182 ft. and 252 ft., respectively. What is the greatest 
length of boards that I can use in fencing it, without 
cutting any of them ? 



ARITHMETIC. 41 



568. In the last example, suppose that each board is 8 
in, wide and that the fence is 5 boards high : how many 
sq. ft. of boards will it require to fence the garden ? 

569. Suppose that you sell to John Clarke, New York, 
for cash, 75 yards of carpet, ^1 55 per yards ; 30 yards 
drugget, at $1.30 per yard; 5 mats, at $3.15 each; and 35 
yards oil cloth, at $1.05 per yard. Make a receipted bill 
of these articles, in regular form. 

570. What is the value of {2-9x% plus 3 2-7) divided by 
23-84? 

571. What is the least number thas 8, 12 and 16 will each 
divide without remainder ? 

572. What will 11 lb. 4 oz. of tea cost, if 3 lb. 12 oz. 
cost $3.50? (Solve by proportion). 

573. If a man travels 107 miles in $15 days, employing 
only 9 hours a day, how far would he go in 20 days, travel- 
ling 12 hours a day, at the same rate per hour ? 

574. What debt can be discharged in a year by weekly 
payments in arithmetical progression, the first being $24, 
and the last $1,224 ? 

575. What is the length, in feet and inches, of each side 
of a square carpet, made from 2083^ yds. of Brussels carpet- 
ing, % yd. wide ? 

576. What is the length of the side of a cubical box 
which contains 389017 solid inches ? 



Examination XXY. JVoy. 5, /87^» 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

577. Find the sum of the following numbers, arranging 
them properly for addition: 14.2351; 651.012 ; 2.219 ; 
.0374; .00146. 

578. Multiply 4.44 ; 5.555 ; 6 23 ; .5, 

579. Divide 6.435945 by 4027.5. 



42 THE regents' questions. 

580. Find the sum of 16 1-5, 21-25, and 81-35. 

581. Find the product of 16-21, %, 3-17. 

582. If 3^ bu. of oats cost $2^, what will 2 bu. cost ? 

583. Resolve 122,850 into its x>rinie factors. 

584. Find the greatest common divisor of 195, 285, and 
315. 

585. Find the least common multiple of 49, 14, 84, 168, 
and 98. 

586. Sold 2462 feet of boards, at $ 7.25 per 1000. 

600 " Bcantlin^^, " 11.75 '' 1000. 
1012 " plank, " 1.25 " 100. 
77 ' 'hewn timber " .15 " foot. 
Write a bill of the same and receipt it. The seller may 
be John Smith, the buyer James Brown. 

587 What part of 7-9 of a mile is 4% rods, expressed 
in decimals } 

588. The longitude of New York city is 73 deg. 58 min. 
54.43 sec. W. ; of Buffalo, 78 deg. 53 min. 25 sec. W. 
What is the diffei-ence of time ? 

(Nov. 6, 10:00 A. m.-12:00 m ) 

589. Write the rule for multiplication of decimals. 

590. Write the rule for division of decimals. 

591. Define ratio, state how it may be expressed, what 
each term is called, and give an example. 

592. The same of proportion. 

593. What is either extreme of a proportion equal to ? 
Wliat eitlier mean ? 

594. What is the simple interest on $2,500 for 1 yr. 8 mo. 
12 da., at 7 per cent ? 

595. A has a note against B, for $1,728, payable 90 days 
after date, without interest, which he gets discounted at 
bank at the rate of 7 per cent. : what does he receive ? 

596. Extract the square root of 1104601. 

597. If a man can do a piece of work in 20 days, 
working 10 hours a day, how long will it take him to 



ARITHMETIC. 43 



do the same if he works 12 hours a day ? (Solve by 
jn'oportion.) 

598. A farmer puts a flock of sheep in three pastures ; 
in the first he puts 3^ of his flock, in the second X, and 
in the third 32 sheep. How many has he ? Solve by 
analysis.) 

599. Find 12 per cent, of $1-12. 

600. A commission merchant sold 500 pieces of muslin, 
each piece containina; 21 yards, for 23 cents a yard : what 
is his commission, at 2}^ per cent ? 



Bxamination XXYI, J^eb. 26, 7876, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

601. Thepopulation of Me. is 627,413; of N. H., 301,471 ; 
of Vt., 300,187; of Mass., 1,240,499 ; of Conn., 410,749 ; of 
R. I., 192,815. What is the aggregate population of these 
States ? 

602. B had 112,311 ; and after paying his debts, and 
giving away $2,108, he has $8,199 left. What was the 
amount of his debts ? 

603. How many peaches in an orchard of 14 rows of 
trees, each row having 27 trees and each tree 108 peaches ' 

604. How many cheeses, of 45 lbs. each, at 13 cts. pei 
lb., will pay for 15 bbls. of apples, each containing 3 bu. 
at 84 cts. per bushel ? 

605. Add 8 8-13, 29-39, and 52-65. 

606. What cost 33X lbs. of tea, at 93% cts. per lb. ? 

607. 100 27-30-^- 66%=what 1 

608. Write as a decimal, and in words, 18-100000. 

609. 6. 43875 H- 4027.5=.? 

610. Anna Lee buys of Eva Cole, for cash, 18 yds, of 
calico, at 123^ cts. per yd. ; 12 yds. muslin, at 17 cts. ; 



44 THE regents' questions. 

2}4 yds. linen at 74 cts. ; and 9 spools thread, at 7 cts. 
Make a bill in due form. 

611. What decimal part of a mile is 74 rds., 5 yds. ? 

612. The circumfereuce of one carriage wheel is 13 ft. 
9 in., and that of auotlier 16 ft. 6 in. How many more 
times will one turn than the other in going 30 miles ? 

{Feb. 26, 10:00 L. M. -12:00 m.) 

613. What cost 8,834 lbs. of hay, at ^15 per ton ? 

614. The means and one extreme of a proportion being 
given, how may the other extreme be found ? 

615. The extremes and one mean being given, how may 
the other mean be found ? 

616. Give an example of No. 614, and solve it. 

617. Give an example of No. 615, and solve it. 

618. If 20 yds. of cloth % of a yd. wide are required 
for a dress, what must be the width of a piece 12 yds. 
long, to answer the same purpose 7 (Solve by proportion ) 

619. If a man can walk 250 mi. in 9 da. of 13 hr. each, 
how many da. of 10 hr. each would he spend in walking 
400 mi. ? (Solve by double proportion.) 

620. A boy bought eggs at the rate of 3 for 5 cts., and 
sold them at the rate of 4 for 7 cts., clearing 9 cents : how 
many did he buy ? (Solve by analysis.) 

631. A commission merchant sold 500 pieces of cloth for 
$30 a piece, and paid the owner $14,700: what was the 
rate of his commission ? 

622. A store was insured for $12,000 at the rate of % 
per cent, and the goods for $15,000, at 1}£ per cent : what 
was the entire premium ? 

623. What will be the proceeds of a note for $1,000, 
without interest, payable at bank, in 60 days, at 6 per 
cent .' 

624. A man being asked his age, replied, if you add to 
its half, its third and three times three, the sum will be 
130 • what was his age ? 



ARITHMETIC. 



Bxami?iation XXYIl, June 8, 7876. 

(10:00 A. M.-12;00 M.) 

625. The quotient is 71, the divisor 42, and the remain- 
der 15 : what is the dividend ? 

626. What will be the cost of 2760 lbs. of hay at $8.50 
a ton ? 

627. From 17^, take 3-5 of 163^, and multiply the re- 
mainder by %. 

628. A lady bought 6 silver spoons, each weighing 3 oz. 
3 pwt. 8 gr., at $2.25 an oz., and a gold chain weighing 14 
pwt., at $1.25 a pwt. : what was the cost of both spoons 
and chain ? 

629. From 15 ten-thousandths take 27 millionths, and 
multiply the difference by 20.5. 

680. Reduce 6.25 of a pound Troy to lower integers. 

631. How many seconds are there in the three summer 
months ? 

632. How many acres are there in a street 4 rods wide 
and 23^ miles long ? 

633. Reduce 4s. 6d. to the decimal of a £ sterling. 

634. A quantity of sugar was bought for $150, and sold 
for il67.50 : what was the gain per cent? 

635. Mrs. C. B. Jones bought of Cole, Steel & Co., of 
Detroit, as follows : Nov. 12, 1874, 23 yds. calico @ 16c. ; 
45 yds. sheeting @ 20c. ; Dec. 7, 12 yds. silk @ 1.62^ ; 8 
handkerchiefs @ 45c. ; 2 pairs kid gloves @ 1.87X- Make 
bill for Jan. 1, 1875, and receipt the same, as clerk of the 
firm. 

636. What is the interest of $125.50 for 7 months and 
10 days, at 7 per cent. .' 

{June 4, 2:00-4:00 P. M.) 

637. A note for f 500, dated Oct. 8, 1873, and bearing 
interest at 9 per cent., is endorsed as as follows : Nov. 4, 
1874, $30 ; Jan. 30, 1875, $250. What will be due July 1, 
1875? 



46 THE regents' questions. 

638. What is the true discount on $236, due in 3 years, 
at 6 per cent ? 

689. What is the bank discount on f 125 payable in 90 
days, at 8 per cent ? 

640. Two men divided a lot of wood costing $81, one 
taking 53^ cords and the other the remaining 8 cords: 
what must each pay ? (Solve by analysis.) 

641. What is the square root of 416.16? 

642. How many gallons of water will a cistern hold 
which is 7 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and 11 ft. deep ? 

643. A. can mow 2 acres in 3 days, and B. 5 acres in 6 
days : in how many days can they together mow 9 acres ? 

644. A house valued at 13240 is insured for % of its 
value, at % per cent. : what is the premium ? 

645. How many bricks will it require to build a wall 2 
rd. long, 6 ft. high, and 18 in. thick, each brick being 8 in. 
long, 4 in. wide, and 2}^ in. thick? 

646. If the wages of 24 men for 4 days are $192, what 
will be the wages of 36 men for 3 days 7 (Solve by double 
proportion and cancellation.) 

647. At what rate per cent, will $311.50 amount to 
$337.40, in 1 yr. 4 mo. ? 

648. What will it cost to lay a pavement 36 ft. long and 
9 ft. 6 in. wide, at 40 cts. a sq. yd. ? 



Bxamination XXYJIl, JVov. ^ 7876, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

649. Express in words the number 42567000129301. 

650. Multiply five hundred and forty thousand six hun- 
dred and nine by seventeen hundred and fifty. 

6.51. Give the rule for reduction ascending (i. e. from 
lower to higher denominations), and state how this process 
chiefly differs from reduction descending. 



ARITHMETIC. 47 



652. How many steps of two and one-half feet each, 
would a man take in walking five miles ? 

653. How is a whole number reduced to a fraction of 
the same value, having a given denominator ? 

654 What is the value of ^ ^^ % of }^ of J^, when 
reduced to a simple fraction of the lowest terms ? 

655. Give the rule for reducing several fractions to 
equivalent fractions having the least common denomina- 
tor. 

656. Add 3K, 4 21-38, and 51.652. (Express the frac- 
tional part of the sum as a decimal of three places.) 

657. Write in figures : two and six-hundred-millionths, 

658. Reduce 7-625 to the equivalent decimal form. 

659. Multiply seven thousand and five, by three-hundred- 
and-five-millionths. 

660. Divide .5 of 1.75 by .25 of 17K. 

661. If 27 T. 3 qr. 15 lb. of coal cost 1217.83, what will 
119 T. 1 qr. 10 lb. cost ? (First reduce qrs. and lbs. to the 
decimal of a ton ; and then solve by proportion.) 

662. What is the square root of .0043046721 ? 

{Nov. 5, 10:00 A. M.-12:00 m.) 

663. The ratio of two numbers and the consequent being 
given, what is the process for finding the antecedent (con- 
sidering it as standing in the same relation to the conse- 
quent, as a numerator to its denominator ?) 

664. Find the value of the omitted term in the following 
proportion: $4 :(.?):: 9 : 16. 

665. A note for .$486, dated Sept. 7, 1873, was endorsed 
as follows : Received, March 22, 1874, $125 ; May 13, 1875, 
$120. What balance remained due at time of last pay- 
ment, the rate being 6 per cent ? 

666. What is the length of the side of a cubical bos 
which contains 103823 solid inches ? 

667. What are the proceeds of the following note dis. 
counted at hank, and when will it become due ? 



48 THE regents' questions. 



Utica, October 11, 1875. 
Ninety dajs from date, for value received, I promise to 
pay to the order of John Smith, One Hundred Dollars, at 
the Albany City Bank. 

John Jay. 

668. Involve % to the 5th power. 

669. Sold 9 1-6 cwt. of sugar at $83^ per cwt., and 
thereby lost 12 per cent : what was the first cost ? 

670. A person owned ^ of a mine and sold % of his 
interest for $1710 : what was the value of the entire mine e 

671. When it is 2 h. 36 m. a. m. at the Cape of Good 
Hope, in longitude 18 degrees 24 minutes east, what is 
the time at Cape Horn, in longitude 67 degrees 21 minutes 
west.^ 

672. What is the cost of 17 T. 18 cwt. 1 qr. 17 lb. of 
potash, at $53.80 per ton.' (First reduce the lower 
denominations to the decimal of a ton,) 



Mxaminalio?! XXIX. J^eb. ^4, /876, 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

673. Two men are 450 miles apart: if they approach 
each other, one tra^ielliug 30 miles a day and the other 35 
miles a day, how far apart will they be at the end of 6 
days ? 

674. A had $24, B four times as much as A less $16, and 
C twice as much as A and B together plus $17 : how much 
money had C ? 

675. Give all the prime numbers below 20 ; and all the 
composite numbers between 20 and 40, inclusive. 

676. What is the greatest common divioor of 144, 216 
and 648 ? 

677. Reduce to the simplest form : (20 5-9 plus >^ of 
5-6) divided by Qyi-%^%. 



AlilTUMETIC. 49 



078. The lougitude of New York being 3° E. from the 
meridian of Washington, San Francisco 45° 25' W., what 
will be the time of day at New York, when it is noon at 
San Francisco ? 

679 3 pk. 3 qt. 1.2 pt. is what decimal part of 20 bu. ? 

680. What will it cost to dig a cellar 40 ft. long, 21 ft. 
6 in. wide, and 4 ft. deep, at $1.75 a cubic yard "} 

681. From 16 ten thousandths take 27 millionths, and 
multiply the difference by 20.5. 

682. Henry Smith bought of John Clarke, of Louisville, 
Ky., as follows : Dec. 10, 1875, 7 pair calf boots @ 15.75 ; 
6 pair ladies' gaiters @ $3.25 ; 10 pair children's shoes @ 
$1.75; Jan. 5, 1876, 12 pair coarse boots @ $3,123^. 
Make out and receipt the bill, as clerk of John Clarke. 

683. A clerk receiving a yearly salary of $950, pays 
$275 a year for board, $180 for clothing, and $150 for 
other expenses : what per cent, of his salary is left ? 

684. Carriages costing $165 are sold at 18 per cent, 
profit : what is the gain on each carriage .' 

685. A school house is insured at 3-5 per cent., and the 
premium was $93.60 : for how much is the house insured ? 

686. If a man's pulse beat 300 times in 4 minutes, how 
many tilmes will it beat in 8 hours ? (Solve hy proportion.) 

687. If it cost $84 to carpet a room 36 ft, long and 21 ft. 
wide, what will it cost to carpet a room 33 ft. long and 27 
ft. wide ? (State and solve as a compound proportion.') 

688. At what date will a note for $300, given Jan. 10, 
1876, amount to $347.25, at 6 per cent, simple interest ? 

689. A note for $520, dated April 13, 1874, had the 
following endorsement: "Dec. 6, 1874, $120." What 
amount wiU. be due May 1, 1S76, at 9 per cent., simple 
interest? 

mo. What IB tane square root of 1040 1-16 ? 

w/1 A flag pole 180 ft. high casts a shadow 135 ft. In 
lengtn : what is the distance from the top of the pole \o 
the end of its shadow ? 



50 THE BEGENTS' QUESTIOKS. 

693. A block of granite in the form of a cube con- 
tains 41063.625 cubic inches : what is the length of it3 
edge? 



Ba;ami7iation XXX. June 8, 7876. 
(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

693. The Erie Railway is 460 miles long, and cost 
$65,000 a mile : if $9,645,635 had been paid, how much 
would remain unpaid 1 

694. How many lbs. of butter, at 33 cts. a lb., can be 
bought for 55 lbs. of tea, at 78 cts. a lb. .? 

695 What is the sum of twenty-nine and three-tenths, 
four hundred and sixty-five, and two hundred and twenty- 
one thousandths ? (Give the answer in Jigwes and also 
in words.) 

696. If I own 5-7 of a farm, and sell % of my share for 
$2,300, what is the value of the whole farm at the same 
rate .' 

697. Find the factors of .035, and multiply .007853 by 
these factors. 

698. Reduce 15 cwt. 3 qr. 2}4 lb. to the decimal of a 
ton. 

699. Reduce 347-2560 to a decimal (of 9 places). 

700. The four walls of a room are each 16 ft. in length 
and 9 ft. in height, and the ceiling is ft. square : how 
much will it cost to plaster it, at 14 cts. a sq. yd. ? 

701. A merchant, failing in trade, pays 65 cts. on each 
dollar owed ; he owes A $2750, and B $1975 : how much 
does be pay each ? 

702. Paid $41.62i^ for a pile of wood, at the rate ol 
$3,373^ a cord : how much was there in the pile ? 

703. A steamship, in crossing the Atlantic, has 3,500 
miles to go : if she sails 211 mi. 4 fur. 32 rd. a day, what 
distance, after 15 da., has she still to sail ? 



ARITHMETIC. 51 



{June 9, 10:00 a. m.-12:00 m.) 

704. How many sq. ft. are there in a board 17 ft. 6 in. 
in length, and 1 ft. 7 in. in width ? 

705. A pasture of a certain extent supplies 30 horses for 
28 days : how long will the same pasture supply 21 
horses ? (Solve by proportion.) 

706. If 4 bbls. of flour cost ^M%, how much can be 
bought for ^182 ? (Solve by analysis.} 

707. How much hay will 32 horses eat in 120 days, if 96 
horses eat 3^ T. in 7^ weeks? (Solve by compound 
projDortion.) 

708. What is the simple interest of $2594.20, for 10 mo. 
9 da., at 73^ per cent ? 

709. What is the compound interest of $1,250, for 2 yr. 
3 mo. 24 da., compounded annually, at 6 per cent ? 

710. What is the bank discount on a note for $556.27, 
payable in 60 days, discounted at 6 per cent ? 

711. Two merchants enter into partnership. One puts 
in $5,000 and the other $2,000. The partner that puts in 
the less sum is to receive $300 extra from the proceeds for 
his superior knowledge of the business. They gain 
$4,725 : what is the share of each ? 

712. What is the 3d power of 8.628." 



£Jxaniination XXXI, JVoy. 9, 7876, 
(10:00 a. m.-12:00m.) 

713. How many figures are in each of the periods into 
which numbers are divided for i-eading ? 

714. Name the first four periods of integers, and the 
first three orders (or places) of decimals. 

715. Write in figures the number: One million, one 
thousand, one hundred and one. 



53 THE regents' questions. 

716. Write in figures the numbers : Forty-seven, three 
hundred and fifty thousandths, forty-two millionths, two 
hundred and twenty-three billionths. 

717. Multiply 732.53 by 37,846. 

718. Divide 6053.74 by 4.379. 

719. Bought a box of soap containing 70 lbs. Keeping 
it all summer, it dried away }{, when I sold it at S% cts. 
per pound. I gave 7 cts. per pound. Did I make or lose ? 
How much ? 

720. If 20 men require 7^ bbls. of flour for their 
subsistence five months, how much will 30 men require 
for a year ? 

721. What is the value of 1-11 of 1-12 of a vessel, if a 
person who owns 3-11 of it sells 1-9 of % of his share for 
$1,750? 

722. Write the following numbers in the decimal form, 
and then add them : 6)^, 123^, 5%, 6%, 3-5, %. 

723. Multiply 5 da. 15 hr. 13 m. 20 s. by 341. 

(Wov. 10, 10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

724. Allowing a person to perform a certain journey in 
133^ days, by travelling 10 hours a day, in what time 
ought he to perform the jom-ney if he travel 113^ hours 
per day ? 

725. What is the cost of a load of hay weighing 1,875 
lbs., at $12.50 per ton (2000 lbs.) ? 

726. What ought eggs to be per pound, when they ai-e 
selling at 18% cts. per dozen, if they average 93^ eggs to 
a pound.' 

727. How many cords in three piles of four ft. wood, 
the first 36 ft. long and 4 ft. high, the second 42 ft. long 
and 5 ft. high, and the third 20 ft. long ana 6 ft. high ? 

728. What would it cost to enclose a square lot contain- 
ing 160 acres, with a fence costing at the rate of $4 per 
rod? 

729. A note of $65.80, dated Feb. 30, 1868, and bearing 



ARITHMETIC. 53 



interest at 7 per cent, was paid June 25, 1870 : what wag 
the amount paid ? 

730. What is the amount of |152 at semi-annual com- 
pound interest for 2 years, at 6 per cent, per annum ? 

731. What is the annual premium on a policy which 
insures a house worth $12,000 for 5-6 its value, at 3^ per 
cent? 

732. Amount $102.81, on $74.50, at 10 per cent. What 
is the time .'* 



^Examination XXXII. March /, ^877* 

(10:00 A. M.-12:00 m.) 

783. Name the first six periods in numeration. 

734. Express in figures : one trillion six thousand. 

735. 1 million 400 thousand and 50 plus 15 hundred plus 
25 thousand plus 120 thousand 6 hundred and 14= ? 

736. The subtrahend is 2603.46, and the remainder ia 
72.804 : what is the minuend ? 

737. The factors of a number are 7300.96 and 5.006 : what 
is the number ? 

738. The dividend is 39314.76, and the quotient is 7,071: 
what is the divisor .' 

739. What operations may be performed on the terms 
of a fraction without altering its value .^ 

740. If the numerator be equal to the denominator, 
what is the value of the fraction V 

741. How does multiplying the numerator affect the 
value .'' 

742. How, multiplying the denominator ? 

743. Change 123^ to an improper fraction. 

744. Reduce % of 4-6 of 7-10 of 15-17 to a simple frac- 
tion. 

745. Multiply 8-15 of 12)^ by 1-5 of 7^. 

746. Divide % of 1^ by }i of K- 



54 THE regents' questions. 

747. In what terms of multiplication may equal factors 
be cancelled ? 

748. In what terms in division ? 

749-750. A note for |250, dated June 5, 1874, was paid 
Feb. 14, 1875, with simple interest at 8 per cent. What 
was the amount ? (Two credits.) 

{March 2, 10:00 A. M.-12:00 m.) 

751. What is ratio, and — 752. How is it expressed.' 
753. What is proportion, and — 754. How expressed ? 
755. What are the 1st and 3d terms of a proportion 
called, and— 756. The 2d and 4th ? 

757. What are the extremes of a proportion, and what 
the means ? 

758. Given the means and one extreme of a proportion, 
how may the other extreme be found .^ 

759. Given the first, second and fourth terms of a pro- 
portion, how may the third be found ? 

760. In the question : If four tons of coal cost $24, what 
will 12 tons cost, what is the given ratio ? 

761. State and solve the j^roportion given in Q. 760. 

762. Change 4-7=12-21, to the form of a proportion. 
763-764. Albany is 73" 44' 50" West Longitude : San 

Francisco is 122*=" 26' 45". When it is noon at Albany, 
what is the time at San Francisco ? (Two credits.) 

765. What will $864.50 amount to in two years at 8 per 
cent, compound interest ? 

766. If 10 tons of hay will support 5 horses 8 mo., how 
many horses will 18 tons support one year ? (Solve by 
double proportion.) 

767. How many men will be required to build 32 rods of 
wall in the same time that 5 men will build 10 rods? 
(Solve by analysis.) 



ARITHMETIC. 55 



Examination XXXI JI, Jtme 7, f877* 
(10:00 A. M.-12:00 M.) 

768. What are the 3 terms in multiplication called ? 

769. What are the 3 terms used in dvision called ? 

770. Wl.at are the first and second terms in multiplica- 
tion taken together called ? 

771-772. To what terms in multiplication do the terms 
in division correspond ? 

773. How many partial products will there be, if the 
multiplier consists of several figures ? 

774. Given 73654 a multiplicand, and 4365 a multiplier, 
what is each successive multiplier, expressed in words. 

775. Express each partial product in words. 

776. Arrange these products properly in figures for ad- 
dition, and find the entire product. 

777. To what, in division, does the numerator of a 
fraction correspond ? 778. To what the denominator? 

779. If a cubic foot of limestone weigh 175 lbs., what 
is the weight of a cubic yard ? 

780. What part of an acre is 7-9 of a square rod ? 

781. Find greatest common divisor of 72, 96, 120, 384. 

782. Divide 6525 by 4.35. 783. Add K, %, 4-13, 9-17. 

784. Find the product of 8-15xl2^xl-5x7K- 

785. Divide 2-7 of 2X ^J 7-9 of 3. 

786. Reduce to an equivalent decimal, 1-320. 

787. If lOX cords of wood cost $34.12K, what will 60% 
cords cost ? (Solve by analysis.) 

788. How much carpeting % of a yard wide, is re- 
quired for a room 27 ft. 3 in. long and 23 ft. 6 in. wide ? 

{June 8, 10:00 A. m.-12:00 m.) 

789. In multiplication of decimals, how is the place ci 
the decimal point in the product determined ? 

790. In division, how is the place of the decimal point 
in the quotient determined .' 



56 THE regents' questions. 

791. At $1.20 per gallon, what cost 1 bbl. 15 gal. 3 qt 
of molasses? 

792. Reduce 28 rd., 4 yd., 2 ft., 10 in., to inches. 

793. What per cent of $4 are 30 cts. ? 

794. Sold 160 acres of land for $4,563.20, which was 8 
per cent less than it cost ; what did it cost per acre ? 

795. What is the simple interest of $137.25 for 2 yr. 7 
mo. 14 da., at 7 per cent ? 

796. A note for 1250, dated June 5, 1874, was paid Feb. 
14, 1875, with interest at 8 per cent. What was the 
amount ? 

797. Bought two horses for $420, paying $48 more for 
one than the other. Find the price of each. 

798. 799. Boston is 71° 4' 20" w. longitude, and Wash- 
ington 77° 1' 30". When it is noon at Boston, what is the 
time at Washington ? (Two credits.) 

800. If 2375 A. 2 R. 16 rd. of land be laid out in the 
form of a square, what will be the length of each side ? 

801. A has $4000, B $2,700, C $2,300 in a house renting 
for $720 : what is each man's share of rent ? 

802. What is the present worth of $2,000 due in 3 yr. 6 
EQO., with interest at 7 pei' cent ? 



REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 

1866-1877. 



KEY TO THE AEITHMETIO, 



1. 79081.608814 




36. .25635 plus. 


2. 4%. 




37. 15 or 810. 


4. 714. 




38. $7 1-9. 


5. 5 bu. 1 pk. 6 qt. 


^gr. 


39. $43.68. 


8. 3. 




40. 1800 tons. 


9. 850 w. 7 h. 36 m. 




41. 6 per cent. 


15. $958,60 plus. 




42. $.5678.07. 


16. Amt. $338,875. 




43. Oct. 26, 1866. 


17. 6 ft. 1 in. 




44. $72.00. 


18. $98.19. Jan. 12, 


1867. 


45. 34 degrees, 30 minutea 


19. 78125-2097152. 




46. 1200. 


20. .06561. 




47. 28.28 rods. 


21. $85 93%. 




48. $465.71807. 


22. $3648 




49. 23989. 


23. 8 h. 53 rn. P. M. 




50. 538K- 


24. $964.1498. 




51. 90.067,236,708. 


25. 42567000129301. 


52. 7691167. 


26. 946.065.750. 




53. 612 miles. 


28. 2112 steps. 




54. $28.99. 


30. 1-32. 




56. 77 1-7 bu. 


32. 825-114. 




57. 1 13141-27068 


33. 2.00000006. 




58. 1-8. 


34. .15561 plus. 




60. 14411-15. 


35. 2101500.035025. 




61. 47.00021. 



THE REGEMTS' QUESTIONS. 



62. 67.32. 


109. 16 acres. [.075. 


63. 6 men. 


110. Silver, .925 ; copper, 


64. 38 2-5. 


111. $1.50. [33X. 


65. $1133.15. 


112. A,$266.66K; B, $933. 


66. $53.66^. 


113. Jane, 4s. 9d; Ellen, 


67. 20 years. 


114. 168. [Is. 9d., &c. 


68. 1503.229 


115. 1 at 9c.. 1 at lie, 2 at 


70. .0G561. 


117. 5 ft. 2 in. [14c. 


71. 1.26247696. 


118. 35 5-7 yards. 


72. $32448. 


119. $1200. 


73. 2584503962047. 


120, Oct 26, 1869. 


74. 22395. 


121. 4064200150. 


75. 926. 


122. 4,064,200,150. 


76. 443362670734173. 


123. XXV. 


77. 40791427655. 


125. 1552. 


78. 75. 


126. 64991001996606. 


79. $155. 87K. 


127. $7336.21. 


80. 4y.9m.l0d. [oz.lO.dr. 


129. 231 cubic inches. 


81. 102 T. 1 cwt. 3 qr. 9 lb. 15 


130. 31 127-128 cords. 


82. 12. • [gr. 


131. £64 4-5. 


83. 5tbs.llozl8pwt.5 3-23 


133. $600. 


84. Difference 67 1-6. 


134. .500072. 


85. 11000.00011. 


135. 3 57-94. 


86. .0000012125. 


137. 6100. 


87. 3 713-1029. 


138. 4043.21. 


88. $236,92 4-13. 


140. 30 miles. 


89. 30100. 


142. 8 per cent. 


90. .915625. 


143. 18 ft. 3.349 in. 


91. lOK. 


145. 600017308. 


92. $216. 


146. 13115375. 


93. $384. 


147. 56001996606. 


94. $4.47499. 


148. 40791427655. 


95. $6.33. 


149. 2. 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5. 


96. .936. 


150. 135442. 


97. 61051963344. 


151. 3800. 


98. 399098080. 


152. 719-32. 


99. 16% ft. 


153. 64 232-2625. 


100. 503700. 


154. 1054-25. 


101. 52. 


155. 1506 3-5 times. [50.4 in. 


102. 9900 


156. 1 R. 17 rd. 18 yd. 1 ft. 


103. 14 yd. 7 3-14 in. 


157. 6. 


104. 11.171875. 


158. 2.520. 


105. .0123032 


159. 9.8008. 


106. 28.276915. 


160. .965625 miles. 


307. 12, 18, 24. 


161. $179.25. 


108. 12 days. 


162. $1351.79. 



KEY TO AEITHMETIC. 



163. $300. 

164. 3X. 

165. 45 men. 

166. A, 148; B, $70. 
7856.4. 
64. 

159029020519. 
5 T. 3 qr. 2 lb. 5 oz. 
67020 inches. 



167. 
168. 
169. 
170. 
171. 
172. 
173. 
174. 
175. 



840. 
5-6. 

176. 11-14 gill. 

177. 61.20346002. 

178. 30000. 

179. 2.8. 

180. .68802083>^. 

181. 24 men. 

182. 159.25. 

183. A, $480; B, $216; 

184. 63^ per cent. 

185. $390.00. 

186. $12. 

187. $468.00. 

188. 6 per cent. 

189. $45.0086. 

190. $68.03. 

191. 20.09. 

192. 211-20. 

193. 3895500000. 

194. 18;].8125 acres. 

195. 48 reams. 

196. 1 vear, 3 months. 
196a. 64 rods. 

197. 51° 34' 40" 

198. 1296000" 

199. 217=31x7. 

200. 14 ft. 

201. $595.00. 

202. 2 11-36 ft. 

203. 198 4-7 sq. rds. 

204. 9 cts. 

205. 5 1-7. 

206. .6 week. 

207. $14,875. 



C, 



208. 1 h. 2 m. 52 sec. P. M 

209. 11-160. 

210. 3600. 

211. $26871.083^. 

212. $6696.00. 

213. $105,885. 

214. 6. 

215. 18. 

216. 33582. 

217. 1807. 

218. 61700004. 

219. 58028092. 

222. 2, 23, 163. 

223. 101. 

225. 780. 

226. 40303-706007. 

227. 32895-85. 

228. $300.00, 

229. 12 5-12. 

230. .003241. 

231. 96 A. 

232. 1 oz. 2 pwt. 6 gr. 

233. $3877.50. 

234. $16 50. 

235. 16-625. ' 

236. .03456. 

237. $63.2659 plus. 

238. $136.14. 

239. $425,846 plus. 

240. $14.40. 

241. 11717175236000. 

242 8428688 22346-56789. 

243. 478656785178. 

244. $1923.48. 

245. 16 S. 26^ 

246. 840. 

247. 27-176. 

248. 289-1350. 

249. 8 132-161. 

250. 1-24. 

251. 000001305. 

252. .4375. 

253. .775 mile. 

254. 9 oz. 15 pwt. 18 gr. 

255. 6 per cent. 

256. 208 miles. 



THE BEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



257. 


98.7654. 


311. 


8 h. 53 m. P. M. 


258. 


425. 


312. 


$964.1498. 


259. 


$8500.00. 


313. 


42567000129301. 


2G0. 


$97.18. 


314. 


946,065,750. 


201. 


1 y. 6 mo. 


316. 


2112 steps. 


262. 


$385.25. 


318. 


1-32. 


263. 


$836,542 plus. 


320. 


8 25-114. 


2G4. 


57n-40fts. 


321. 


2.00000006. 


265. 


8096393702. 


322. 


.0112. 


266. 


3635664. 


323. 


2.136525. 


267. 


2330396585340. 


324. 


1-5. 


268. 


214007086881. 


325. 


10 or 810. 


269. 


2.34. 


326. 


71-9. 


270. 


75. 


327. 


$43.68. 


271. 


2, 23, 163. 


328. 


1800 tons. 


272. 


15. 


329. 


6 pel' cent. 


273. 


3360. 


330. 


$55.50.285 plus. 


274. 


362700. 


331. 


$33.49. 


275. 


L. C. D. 2520. 


332 


$72.00. 


276 


9-25 lb. 


333. 


34 deg. 30 niin. 


277. 


567 sq. ft. 


334. 


1200. 


278. 


108-245. 


335. 


103 rods. 


279. 


.7186423. 


336. 


$465.71807 plus. 


280 


$178.73. . 


337. 


41028942. 


281. 


.8890625. 


341. 


70.100. 3.042,875. [.0001 


282. 


9,189688 plus. 


342. 


Divide by 10 000 or x by 


283. 


96 bushels. 


343. 


10 187,135.1,957,125. 


284. 


$1034.85. 


344. 


115,610,583,987.799275. 


285. 


$9.30. 


345. 


16. 


286. 


£227 12s. Id. 


346. 


1-2500. 


287. 


$18. 


347. 


2, 2, 5, 5, 701. [123 in. 


288. 


2 1-5. 


348. 


3A.lR.3rd.8yd.2ft. 


289. 


79081.608814. 


349. 


14 oz. 


290. 


m- 


350. 


MDCII. 


292. 


714. 


351. 


$776.25. 


293. 


5 bu. 1 pk. 6 qt. 2 gr. 


352. 


$90,875. 


296. 


97. 


353. 


$79.97. 


297. 


850 w. 7 h. 36 ra. 


354. 


12 days. 


303. 


$958.60 plus. 


358 


$1133^ miles 


304. 


Amt. $338,875. 


359. 


$2160. 


305. 


6 ft. 1 in. 


360. 


$18.25. 


306. 


$98.19. Jan. 12, 1871. 


361. 


5 080,009,000,001. 


307. 


78125.2097152. 


362. 


406556. 


308. 


.06561. 


363. 


109890. 


309. 


f85.935i. 


364. 


382831475. 


810. 


$3648. 


365. 


9332. 



KEY TO ARITHMETIC. 



366. 17. 


412. 


6. 


367. 210. 


413. 


217300-25. 


368. 28-39. 


414. 


$44,415. 


369. 113^ yds. 


415. 


15 15-16. 


370. 52-91. 


416. 


4000. 


371. 560. 


417. 


14 25-168. 


372. 18 7-24. 


418. 


1 11246-22515. 


373. $23,123. 


419. 


169062 in. 


374. 640 stones. 


420. 


$16.50. 


375. 1-1250. 


421. 


$173.59. 


376. .00375. 


422. 


28 m. 32 4-15 sec. 


377. 97 21-32 cds. 


423. 


7,000,000.000,0001. 


378. 5 805-1089. 


424. 


656.873008. 


379. .8890625. 


425. 


6 da. 6 h. 46 m. 48 sec 


380. 13-25. 


426. 


$1473. 


381. $40.08. 


427. 


$1540. 


382. 1 1-6 or 21-33. 


428 


$1.50. 


383. 72 yds. 


429. 


$27.30. 


384. 24.0006. 


430. 


Z% oz. 


385 6,719,994. 


431. 


13248. 


386. B. $35. 


432. 


503. [059 
20,000,000,207,600.006,- 


387. $41.19. 


433. 


388. $299192. 


434. 


224,000,000,600, 


389. 217 sheep. 


435. 


23.716,898. [317,010 


390. 280 pieces. 


436. 


MDCCCVII. 


391. 12000 yds. 


437. 


198485. 


392. 15K ge. mi. 


438. 


8603497. 


893. 11. 


439. 


2, 3, 7, 11, 13. 


394. $248. 


440. 


4. 


395. 185 l-]6cds. 


441. 


2520. 


396. 1 19-36. 


442. 


(140, 56, 105, 450)— 310. 


397. 142 mi. 14 rd. 3 yd. 


443. 


$300 50-63. 


398. $347.27. 


444. 


5-63. 


399. $31.25. 


445. 


15 tables. 


400. 2% cents. 


446. 


$75.20. 


401. 16 per cent. 


447. 


$31.50. 


402. $145.92. 


448. 


40 cords. 


403. $3709.125. 


449. 


250000.1. 


404. A, $36; B, $38; C, $26. 


450. 


$83.33X. 


405. $44.90. 


451. 


2238.30. 


406. 185. 


452. 


$9000. 


407. 30G9. 


453. 


$1781.10. 


408. $97.50. 


454. 


£7, 13s. 


409. 68.915,000,000,000. 


455. 


$216. 


410. 32 


456. 


2.56. 


411. 3, 3, 3, 3, 5. 


457. 


20463162486135. 



THE regents' questions. 



458. 57059C90047. 


505. 


29 11-15. 


459. 15657. 


506. 


4 129-140. 


4G0. 50071092008D. 


507. 


70 1-5. 


461. 82688854'^. 


.508. 


.2. 


46'i. 787891K sq- ft. 


.509. 


28-39. 


463. 365>^da. 


510. 


9 oz. 15 pwt. 18 gr. 


464. 7 S. ZG° 45'57'^ [11.9825. 


511. 


.6 week. 


465. llT.19cwt.2qr. 151b8. 


.512. 


$4104. 


466, 3, 5, 11, 11, 11. 


513. 


$93.75. 


467. 840. 


514. 


52 per cent. 


468. 11-16. 


515. 


$111.11. 


469. (16, 24, 12, 9, 6, 3)— 36. 


516. 


9 3-5 acres. 


470. 21-24. 


517. 


$53.66K. 


471. 8 23-99. 


518. 


9 per cent. 


472. 1-10080. 


519. 


$1473. 


473. $3294.72. 


520. 


$220. 


474. .000001305. 


521. 


$465.71. 


475. .4375. 


522. 


$63.2659. 


476. |;39.45. 


523. 


$2315.52. 


477. $430,360 plus. 


524. 


$925.55. 


478. $4.29, or $5,005. 


525. 


$90.09. 


479. 208 miles. 


526. 


$90,875. 


480. 4879. 


527. 


$44.90. 


481. MOrcCLXXIII. 


528. 


$59.25. 


483. 9008007006. 


529. 


180. 


484. 5586. 


530. 


5-12. 


485. $15,.589.213. 


.531. 


.00008. 


486. 14^ 54' 44" 


532. 


$45.72. 


487. 6d. 6 h. 46 mill. 48 sec. 


533. 


$835,417. 


488. $83.033X, or $83 1-30. 


534. 


7 yds. 


489 96 23-33 


.535. 


5X ft. 


490. 336. 


536, 


.00001953125. 


491. (13. 8, 159)-18. 


537. 


7225.92728. 


492. 15241^ tbs. 


538. 


2-9. 


493. 24 yds. 


539. 


9 h. 28 min. 4.8 sec. 


494. 21780 ft. 


540. 


13^ per cent. 


495. $278.74. 


541 


51.80 plu^. 


490. 49 min. 


542. 


$.54,384 plus. 


497. $85.80. 


543. 


$1562.564. 


498. $63.11K. 


544. 


204. 


499. $18.083X 


545. 


.1615 plus. 


500. 1750 bullets. 


546. 


$329.65. 


501. 42 days. 


547. 


$30.0375. 


502. 13248. 


548 


$27.75. 


503. 503. 


549. 


$.32. 


504. 1440. 


.550. 


$1264.648 plus. 



KEY TO ARITHMETIC. 



551. 2 y. 6 mo. 


602. 


$2004. 


552. 18 men. 


603. 


40824 peaches. 


553. 61849716.060223. 


604. 


7 cheeses. 


554. 34 11-25. 


605. 


10 31-195. 


555. 139600. 


606. 


$31.40X. 


556. 6 h. 17 min. A. M. 


607. 


1.5135. 


557. 31 127-128. 


608. 


.00018. 


558. 96 acres. 


609. 


.0015986. 


559. $59.25 25-27. 


610, 


$6.77. 


560. 12K per cent. 


611. 


.2340 plus. 


561. 9 oz. 6 pwt. 16 gr. 


612. 


1920 times. 


562. 188.49. 


613. 


166.18. 


563. 6 per cent. 


618. 


13^ yds. 


564. $179,245 plus. 


619. 


17 7-25 days. 


565. $465.71 plus. 


620. 


9 doz. eggs. 


566. $58.4929 plus. 


621. 


2 per cent. 


567. 14 ft. 


622. 


$277.50. 


568. 2940 sq. ft. 


623. 


$989.50. 


569. 207.75. 


624. 


145 1-5 years (or 66.) . 


570. 12 35-69. 


625. 


2997. 


571. 48. 


626. 


$15.98. 


573. $10.50. 


627. 


51-6. 


573. 190 2-9 miles. 


628. 


$60.25. 


574. $32448. 


629. 


.0301965. 


575. 37 ft. 6 in. 


630. 


6 lbs. 3 oz. 


576. 73 in. 


631. 


7.948,800 sec. 


577. 667.50496. 


632. 


18 A. 


578. 76.828983. 


633. 


.225 £, 


579. .001598. 


634. 


IIX per cent. 


580. 19 62-175. 


635. 


$39.53. 


581. 2-17. 


636. 


$5.36861 1-9. 


582. 14-15. 


637. 


$289.5323^. 


583. 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 13. 


638. 


$36. 


584. 15. 


639. 


$2.583X. 


585. 1176. 


640. 


$33; $48. 


586. $49.0995. 


641. 


20.4. 


587. .019084 23-28. 


642. 


3456 gallons. 


588 19 m. 38.-038 sec 


643 


6 days. 


594. $297.50. 


644. 


$16.20. 


595. $1696.752. 


645. 


6415 1-5 bricks. 


596. 1051. 


646. 


$216. 


597. 16K days. 


647. 


6 21-89. 


598. 192 sheep. 


648. 


$15.20. 


599. 1 cent. 


649. 


42567000139301. 


600. $60,375. 


650. 


946065750. 


601. 3.073,134. 


652. 


10,560 steps. 



10 



THE regents' questions. 



654. 


1-32. 








699. 


135546875. 


656. 


59.871298. 








700. 


12.94 plus. 


657. 


2.00000006. 








701. 


A $1787.50; B $1283.75, 


658. 


.0112. 








702. 


12X cords. 


659. 


2.136.525. 








703. 


326 miles. 


660. 


.2. 








704. 


27.7 plus sq. ft. 


661. 


$958.60. 








705. 


40 days. 


662. 


.06561. 








706. 


21 bbls. 


664. 


$7 1-9. 








707. 


2 6-7 tons. 


665. 


282.605. 








708. 


$167.00 plus. 


666. 


3 ft. 11 in. 








709. 


$181.1855. 


667. 


$98.1916K. Jan 


12, 


76. 


710. 


$5.84. 


668. 


3125-32768. 








711. 


1st Partner, $.3160 5-7; 


669. 


$85.9375. 










2d Partner, $1564 2-7. 


670. 


.*3648. 








712. 


643.288889 plus. 


671. 


8 h. 53 min. 


P. 


M. 




713. 


Three. 


an. 


1964.1498. 








714. 


Uuits,Thou, Mill, Bill, 


bio. 


60 miles. 










and Tenths, Hund- 


674. 


$225. 










redths, Thousandths. 


675. 


1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 


,13 


17 


19, 


715. 


1.001,101. [223. 




20 21, 22, 24, 


25, 


26, 


27,- 


716. 


47.350, .000042, 000000. 




28, 30, 32, 33. 


34, 


35, 


36, 


717. 


27723.33038. 




38, 39, 40. 








718. 


1382.2196 plus. 


676. 


72. 








719. 


$.85 5-9 loss. 


677. 


3 31-73 or 5 15-47. 


M. 


720 


27 bbls. 


678. 


3 h. 13 miu. 


40 


sec 


"P. 


721. 


$500. 


679. 


.030625. 




[8 


-27. 


722. 


32.1. 


680. 


$222 26-27 or 


1222.96 


723. 


5yr. 95d. 46m.40sec. 


681. 


.0322465. 








724. 


12 days. 


682. 


$114.75. 








725. 


$11.71%. 


683. 


36 6-19 per cent 






726. 


$.14 27-32. 


684. 


$29.70. 








727. 


14 13-16 cords. 


685. 


$15600. 








728. 


$2560. 


686. 


36000 times. 








729. 


$76.61 plus. 


687. 


$99. 








730. 


$171.0773 plus. 


688. 


Auff. 25, 1875. 






731. 


$50. 


689. 


$484.76. 








732. 


3yr. 9 mo. 18 d. 


690. 


32>^. 








733. 


Units. Thou's, Mill's 


691. 


225 ft. 










Bill's. Trill's, Quad's, 


692. 


3 ft. 10^^ in. 








734. 


1.00)000.006.000. 


693. 


$20,254,365. 








735. 


1.547.164. 


694. 


130 lbs. 








736. 


2676 264. 


695. 


494.521. 








737. 


36.548.60576. 


696. 


$4,830. 








738. 


5560. 


697. 


.000274855. 








739. 


Both terms may be 


698. 


.78875 T. 










multiplied or divided 
by the same number. 



KEY TO ARITHMETIC, 



11 



740. 
741. 
742. 
743. 
744. 
745. 
746. 
747. 



("48. 



A unit. 
Multiplies it. 
Divides it. 
49-4 
63-170. 
9 131-225. 

lu fractions, from 
num. and denom. In 
wliole nos. none. 
Dividend and Div. 



7.50. 263. 83X. 

755. Antecedents. 

756. Consequents. 

760. 4:12 or 3. 

761. 4:12::24:72ans. 

762. 7 : 4 : : 21 : 12. 

764. 45 min. 123^ sec. past 8 

765. $1008.3528. [o'clocls am 

766. 6 horses. 

767. 16 men. 



THE 

REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 

1866-1876.. 



GEOGRAPHY. 



Examination I, JVov. 7> 7866, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

1. Mention the grand divisions of the earth, and state 
within which hemispheres (northern or southern, and 
eastern or western) each is principally included. 

2. Give a similar statement in relation to the several 
oceans. 

3. Describe the equator^ the tropics, and the polar cir- 
cles. 

4. Define latitude and longitude. 

5. Name the several zones, and state within or between 
what circles each is included. 

6. Illustrate the relative positions of the equator, trop- 
ics, polar circles, and zones, by a small circular diagram 
similar to an outline map of a hemisphere. 

7. Mention the three lar.gest islands of the globe, (ex- 



60 THE regents' questions. 

ceptiiig the so-called continents,) in the order of theii 
Bize. 

8. What hay and strait separate British America from 
Greenland ? 

9. What parallel of latitude forms the northern hotm- 
dary of the United States from the Lake of the Woods to 
the Gulf of Georgia ? 

10. What is the capital of Canada, and how is it sit- 
uated ? 

11. What strait connects Lake Huron and Lake Michi- 
gan? 

12. What is the capital of California ? 

13. What river forms part of the boundary between 
New York and Pennsylvania ? 

14. Name and describe the largest river within the state 
of Virginia. 

15. Which are the three largest of the West India 
Islands ? 

16. Where and what is Terra del Fuego ? 

17. Mention the countries comprised in the British 
Isles. 

18. What strait separates Spain from Africa ? 

19. What mountains between Norway and Sweden ? 

20. What large river of Russia empties into the Black 
Sea? 

21. What mountains form the boundary line between 
China and Hindoostan ? 

22. Where is the empire of Japan, and of wha*t does it 
consist ? 

23. Is the greater part of Africa north or south of the 
equator ? Represent the shape of Africa by a small out- 
line map, and draw a line across it to correspond to the 
position of the equator. 

24. Wheie is the island of St. Helena ? (Nearest which 
grand division, in what ocean, and hemispheres, and in 
about what latitude and longitude ?) 



GEOGRApnT. ni 



^xami7iatio7i II, I'eb, 38, 7867. 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

25. Define Circles of Longitude ? 

26. What countries of the globe are crossed by the 
Arctic Circle? 

27. What is the longitude ol N, T. City, reckoning 
from Greenwich ? (The minutes and seconds are not re- 
quired.) 

28. Which of the United States have no sea coast ? 

29. Through what state does the Mississippi flow ? 

30. On what waters may one sail from New York to 
Philadelphia ? 

31. What river connects Lake Superior with Lake 
Huron ? 

32. What river rises in the western part of North Caro- 
ina and flows into the Ohio ? 

33. In what direction is the Isthmus of Darien from 
the mouth of the Orinoco ? 

34. What countries of South America are crossed by 
the Equator 7 

35. Name the three largest rivers of South America. 

36. What countries of Europe border on the Mediter- 
ranean Sea ? 

37. Describe the river Khine. 

38. What is the capital of Prussia ? 

39. What range of mountains in Austria ? 

40. Describe the river Rhone. 

41. Where is Calcutta situated ? 

42. Where is Mt. Sinai ? 

43. What strait at the eastern extremity of Siberia ? 

44. What is the capital of Japan ? 

45. Describe the river Niger ? 

46. In what direction do the Mountains of the Moon 
extend ? 

47. What is the largest island of Oceanica ? 



62 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

48. In what Zone is the Cape of Good Hope ? 

Any pupil who has the requisite time, may show by a 
small diagram, the relative position of lines of latitude 
and longitude on a map of the northern hemisphere. 



Examination III* June 73, 7867* 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

49. In what part of the world is the point of no latitude 
and no longitude, (reckoning longitude from Greenwich ?) 

50. What is the width, in degrees, of each temperate 
zone? 

51. How can we determine, by a map, the line or ridge 
of high land, called a water-shed, which divides a coun- 
try into opposite slopes ? 

52. What are the two principal water- sheds of the 
United States ? 

53. What three large cities of North America are loca- 
ted near the 20th, 30th and 40th degrees of north lati- 
tude, respectively.^ 

54. On what parallel of latitude is the boundary of New 
York, from Lake Champlain to the river St. Lawrence ? 

55. What parallel of latitude forms the boundary be- 
tween Virginia and North Carolina ? 

56. What parallel forms the northern boundary of 
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi ? 

57. What four states border on Lake Michigan ? 

58. How is Alabama bounded ? 

59. What river flows into the northern extremitj' of the 
gulf of California ? 

60. What country occupies the north-western extrem- 
ity of South America ? 

61. What country of South America has no sea coast ? 
63. What three great rivers of Europe rise in the Alps, 

and where do each of them empty ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 68 

63. "What mountain range passes through the whole 
length of Italy ? 

64. Into what sea does the river Elbe empty ? 

65. What countries occupy the Scandinavian penin- 
sula? 

66. What strait separates England from France ? 

67. What three peninsulas on the southern border of 
Europe ? 

68. What other continent has also three large penin- 
sulas on its southern border, and what are their names .' 

69. What is the general direction of peninsulas in any 
continent ? 

70. What large city is situated at the mouth of the 
Ganges ? 

71. What gulf in the north-western part of the Red 
Sea? 

72. What country of Africa borders on the strait of 
Gibraltar ? 



Bxamination IT, JVov, 7> f867. 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

73. What is the amount of the greatest longitude ? 

74. What bay west of Greenland ? 

75. What parallels of latitude form parts of the north- 
ern boundary of the United States ? 

76. What river forms part of the northeastern bound- 
ary of the United States ? 

77. What lake between lake Huron and lake Erie ? 

78. What states are separated by the Wabash river ? 

79. What is the outlet of Lake Champlain ? 

80. On what river is Rochester situated ? 

81. Of what river is the Juniata a branch ? 

82. What two ranges of mountains in Virginia ? 

83. What peninsula forms the south part of Greece? 



64 THE regents' QUESTIONft. 

84. What is the capital of Prussia ? 

85. Describe the Rhine. 

86. Describe the Danube. 

87. On what river is Paris situated ? 

88. What large sea north of Prussia ? 

89. In what zone is the greater part of Asia ? 

90. What mountains between China and Hindoostan ? 

91. Describe the river Ganges. 

92. What sea between Ai-abia and Hindoostan ? 

93. What two large islands on the Equator south east 
of Asia ? 

94. What are the two largest rivers in Africa? 

95. What large island east of Africa ? 

96. What group of islands west of Morocco ? 



Examination T, J^ed. 20, f868, 

(9:30-10:30 A. M.) 

97. Which extends further south— the Old World or 
the New 7 

98. In what Zone are the most highly civilized nations? 

99. What connects the Pacific with the Arctic Ocean? 

100. What change in temperature occurs in going from 
the base of a high mountain towards its summit ? 

101. What is the largest river flowing into Hudson's 
Bay? 

102. What large city on the western coast of the United 
States ? 

103. Which of the New England States has the highest 
mountains ? 

104. What lake is crossed by the northern boundary of 
Vermont ? 

105. What mountains in the northern part of the State 
of New York? 



GEOGKAPHT. 65 

106. What city in Delaware at the mouth of the Dela- 
ware River ? 

107. On which side of the Mississippi is the greater 
part of Louisiana.'' 

108. Why has South America no large rivers flowing 
westward ? 

109. What is the only country lying wholly on the west- 
ern slope of the Andes ? 

110. What islands east of the southern extremity of 
South America ? 

111. What is the south-western point of England 
called? 

112. What two large lakes south-west of the White 
Sea .9 

113. What large river flows through Austria ? 

114. What sea east of Italy ? 

115. What waters between the Grecian Archipelago 
and the Black Sea ? 

116. What waters are connected by the strait of Babel- 
mandeb ? 

117. What peninsula between the Yellow Sea and the 
sea of Japan ? 

118. What important country of Asia consists of islands 
only? 

119. What country on the Mediterranean next west of 
Egypt? 

120. What cape forms the most eastern point of Africa? 



JSIxamination YI. J^une J^, 7868, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 
121. In what direction does the Gulf Stream flow ? 
123. What large island east of the Gulf of St. Law- 
rence ? 
123. What island at the mouth of river St. Lawrence ? 



66 THE regents' questions. 

124. Which thirteen of the United States border on the 
Atlantic Ocean ? 

125. What is the highest peak of the White Mountains ? 

126. What island at the mouth of the Hudson, between 
New Jersey and Long Island ? 

127. What large bay in the State of Maryland ? 

128. What mountains separate the States of Virginia 
and West Virginia ? 

129. On what river is the capital of Tennessee situated ? 

130. What States are separated by the Sabine river ? 

131. Which is further west, New Orleans or Lima? 

132. In what latitude is the mouth of the Amazon ? 

133. What divisions of South America border on the 
Pacific ocean ? 

134. What are the three great rivers of South America? 

135. Which is the further north, Paris or Quebec ? 

136. What is the capital of Denmark ? 

137. Which is the largest lake in Europe ? 

138. What river flows into the Gulf of Lyons ? 

139. Through what waters would a vessel pass in going 
from New Orleans to Smyrna ? 

140. In what direction do the trade winds blow ? 

141. In what latitude is the Strait of Gibralter ? 

142. What is the capital of Persia .' 

143. What mountains in the northern part of Africa ? 

144. Which is the largest of the Sandwich Islands ? 



:Examination Til. JVbr. 72 y 7868, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

145. What is meant by STtiall circles of a sphere ? 

146. What does the eastern continent comprise ? 

147. Which is the smallest of the United States ? 

148. What States bound Florida on the north ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 67 



149. What states bound Wisconsin on the west ? 

150. Name three of the western branches ot the Missis- 
eippi river. 

151. Between what States does the Connecticut river 
flow? 

152. In what direction is Montreal from Quebec ? 

153. What two large peninsulas in Mexico ? 

154. In what direction is Buenos Ayres from Rio De 
Janeiro ? 

155. What is the capital of Turkey ? 

156. What important seaport in the south of France ? 

157. What island south of Hiudoostan ? 

158. What large desert in the Chinese Empire ? 

159. What mountains between Siberia and the Chinese 
Empire ? 

160. Is Liberia in north or south latitude ? 

161. What circle bounds the torrid zone on the nortli ? 

162. Describe the Antarctic circle. 

163. Between what grand divisions is the Atlantic 
Ocean ." 

164. Which is the largest lake of fresh water, on the 
globe ? 

165. Which is the largest island sea ? 

166. What :s the latitude of Washington city (degrees 
only?) 

167. What is the longitude of New York city (degrees 
only ?) 

168. By what waters may a vessel pass from Providence, 
R. I., to NashvUle, Tenn. ? 



Bxamination Till, J^eb. f8, 7869, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

169. How many degrees from the equator is the Arctic 
Circle ? 



68 THE regents' questions. 

170. By what circle is the South Temperate Zone 
bounded ? 

171. Why do degrees of longitude vary in length at 
different places on the earth's surface ? 

172. In what State is the geographical centre of the 
United States ? 

173. Which State extends further north. Main or Min- 
nesota ? 

174. What State extends further south, Florida or 
Texas ? 

175. Mention the capitals of the Middle States. 

176. Bound the State of Missouri. 

177. Trace the water communication between Chicago 
and Pittsburgh. 

178. To what European government doe^ Cuba belong ? 

179. What is the capital of Venezuela ? 

180. What large river empties into the Atlantic near 
Buenos Ayres ? 

181. What waters separate England and Ireland ? 

182. By what route could a vessel sail from Marseilles 
to St. Petersburgh ? 

183. What is the capital of Austria, and where is it 
situated ? 

184. On what river is the city of Rome located ? 

185. In what zone is Iceland .? 

186. What large island near the eastern extermity of 
the Mediterranean Sea ? 

187. In what does the river Indus empty ? 

188. What is the general direction of the rivers of 
China ? 

189. What bodies of water does the isthmus of Suez 
separate ? 

190. What countries of Africa border on the Mediter- 
ranean Sea? 

191. Describe the Mozambique Channel. 

193. In what zone does the highest civilization exist ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 6& 

^Examination JX. JTune 70, 7869, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

193. What two revolutions does the earth perform i 

194. What do each of these revolutions produce ? 

195. What is meant by the cardinal points ? 

196. Which one of the five zones has more land surface 
than any other ? 

197. In Avhich zone are volcanoes most numerous ? 

198. Why are there few lakes in the torrid zone ? 

199. Which is the longest mountain system of the 
globe ? 

200. Which grand division is crossed by both the 
tropical circles ? 

201. What is the general direction of the longest right 
line that can be drawn across the eastern continent ? 

203. Which of the grand divisions are peninsulas ? 

203. What river has its basin in the southern part of the 
great central plain of South America ? 

204. What group of islands between North and South 
America ? 

205. What island north-west of Europe, partly in the 
western hemisphere ? 

206. What large river of the United States flows into 
the Pacific Ocean ? 

207. Which is the largest western branch of the Mis- 
sissippi river ? 

208. Which is the largest branch of the Ohio river ? 

209. Which of the thirty-seven United States extends 
farthest north ? 

210. Which of the United States are intersected by the 
Mississippi river ? 

211 . What river bounds Iowa on the west ? 

212. What city of Wisconsin is situated on Lake Michi- 
gan? 

213. What island in the Niagara river ? 



70 THE regents' questions. 

214, What sea between Kussia and Sweden ? 
315. What is the capital of Holland ? 
216. Which of the five races of men is the most 
numerous ? 



Bxamination X. JVov. 72, 7868, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

217. How must a place be situated to be in north 
latitude .' 

218. How must a place be situated to be in east longi- 
tude .? 

219. How many seasons has the torrid zone ? 

220. Where are the richest silver mines of the globe .' 

221. Into what races are mankind divided .'' 

222. What grand divisions lie wholly north of the 
equator ? 

223. What two gulfs of North America are crossed by 
the Tropic of Cancer ? 

224. Where is the Tropic of Cancer most nearly ap- 
proached by the United State ? 

225. What large i-iver in the western part of the United 
States has its source in British America ? 

226. In what mountains does the Hudson river rise ? 

227. What river forms part of the boundary between 
New York and Pennsylvania ? 

228. What river empties into the head of Chesapeake 
Bay? 

229. Through what two States does the Chesapeake 
Bay extend 1 

239. What two rivers receive the waters of all the 
streams of Iowa.' 

231. Of what division of South America is the Isthmus 
of Panama a part .' 

232. Aloi'g what three rivers are the principal lowland 
plains of South America ? 



GEOGRAPHT. 71 

233. Is the greater part of Brazil in north or in south 
latitude ? 

234. What range of mountains forms a natural boundary 
between France and Spain ? 

235. What noted river of Europe empties into the North 
Sea ? 

236. Into what sea do all the rivers of South Eussia 
empty ? 

237. What sea is between England and Denmark ? 
2J^8. What important group of islands east of the 

Chinese Empire ? 
239. In what country of Asia is Mt. Ararat .J* 
^C. In what zones is Africa ? 



Bxamination XI. J^eb, 78, 7870, • 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 
341. What oceans border on the Eastern Continent ? 

242. Between what two grand divisions has the Atlantic 
Ocean its greatest breadth 1 

243. How many English miles from the equator is a 
place that is ten degrees north of it .'' 

244. What grand divisions are crossed by the meridian 
of Greenwich ? 

245. Is Australia in east or in west longitude, reckon- 
ing from Greenwich .? 

246. In which zone is the southern extremity of South 
America ? 

247. Which one of the United States lying wholly east 
of the meridian of Washington has no ocean coast ? 

248. What States border on Pennsylvania ? 

249. Which one of the United States consists of two 
peninsulas ? , 

259. How is Kansas bounded on the north ? 
251. What is the chief town of Nova Scotia ? 
253. What two large peninsulas in Mexico ? 



73 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

253. In what mountains does the Amazon river rise ? 

254. Between what two rivers is Paraguay situated ? 

255. What country occupies the southern extremity of 
South America.' 

256. What sea between Russia and Sweden ? 

257. What five countries of Europe border on the 
Mediterranean Sea ? 

258. Which are the five great powers of Europe ? 
2.59. What country bounds Greece on the north ? 

260. What is the name of the principal desert of Asia .' 

261. What is the capital of Persia? 

262. What large bay east of Hindoostan ? 

263. In what zone or zones is the Sahara desert ? 

264. What large gulf on the western coast of Africa 
near the equator ? 



£Jxami7iation XII. Jtme 70, 7870, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

265. Which extends farther east ; the United States or 
Ijrazil 1 

266. Which is the more westerly ; Cape Horn or Cape 
St. Lucas? 

267. Which ocean has the greater breadth ; the Atlantic 
between South America and Africa, or the Indian, be- 
tween Africa and Australia ? 

268. In what zones is Australia situated ? 

269. What laige bay east of Lake Huron and north of 
Lake Erie ? 

270. What bodies of water are connected by the Wel- 
land Canal ? 

271. Prove that Lake Superior is (or is not) more 
elevated thau the Atlantic Ocean ? 

272. Mention any sea or lake upon the globe whose 
surface is lower than the surface of the ocean. 

273. Mention all the States bordering upon Illinois. 



GEOGRAPHY, 73 

274. In sailing up the Mississippi river from its mouth 
to the latitude of Chicago, what States, or parts of States, 
mitjht you see upon tlie eastern shore ? 

275. Which are the so-called " Gulf States ; " or, what 
States border upon the Gulf of Mexico ? 

276. Which is the highest mountain in New England ? 

277. W'hat large river east of and nearly parallel to the 
Hudson River? 

278. Between what two rivers is Philadelphia situated ? 

279. Mention one of the three large rivers of Vir- 
ginia, south of and nearly parallel to the Potomac, and 
emptying into the Chesapeake Bay ? 

280. On which coast of Cuba, the northern or the 
southern, is Havana, the capital, situated ? 

281. What large river flows through Venezuela ? 

282. What two large rivers unite to form the Rio de la 
Plata? 

283. What country of Europe partly encompasses tho 
White Sea? 

284. What country of Europe is situated between the 
Adriatic and a part of the Mediterranean Seas ? 

285. What range of mountains extends from the Bay of 
Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ? 

286. In what direction from China is the China Sea ? 

287. What is the capital of Japan ? 

288. What large lake of Africa, on or near the equator, 
at the head of the river Nile ? 



Mxamination XIII, JVov, //, ^870, 

(9:00-10:30 A, M,) 

289, What part of North America has the greatest 
longitude, i. e., extends farthest west ? 

290. What zone contains the greatest number of islands ? 
• 291. Which has the greater circumference : the Tropic 

of Cancer or the 30' circle of latitude ? 



74 THE KEGEN'TS' QUESTIONS. 

292. In what direction 18 the Caribbean Sea from the 
Gulf of Mexico? 

293. Is the Sea of Kamchatka in the Eastern or in the 
Wc&tcrn Hemisphere ? 

294. In what latitude is the mouth of the Amazon 
river V 

295. Mention a large gulf, or a bay, in North America, 
so nearly surrounded by land as to be almost a mediter- 
ranean or inland sea, 

29t>. What is the name of the outlet of Lalie Huron ? 

297. Mention some of the United States territories 
which are traversed by the Rocky mountain range. 

298. Which of the United States border on the Pacific 
Ocean ? 

299. Which extends further north, the Gulf of Mexico 
or the Gulf of California ? 

300. Mention one of the United States which has more 
than one capital city. 

301. What State is indented by the Narraganset Bay ? 
303. Which two New England States have a joint river 

margin or boundary ? 

303. To what State do Nantucket and Martha's Vine- 
yard belong ? 

304. What river is crossed three times by the southern 
boundary of the State of New York ? 

305. Which one of the Middle States is nearly sur- 
rounded by water (sea coast and river) ? 

306. Which of the United States border on Lake 
Superior ? 

307. What large river of Europe empties into the 
Caspian Sea ? 

308. What large river empties into the Black Sea from 
the west ? 

309. What large river of France empties into the Medi- 
terranean Sea ? 

310. In what direction is Moscow from St. Petersburgh ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 



311. What is the capital of China ? 

312. What mountain rans-e between China and Siberia ? 



JEJxaminatio7i XIT. Feb. 2J^, /87f. 
(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

313. What is the axis of the earth ? 

314. Which grand divisions are partly within the South- 
ern Hemisphere ? 

315. Which two grand divisions are traversed through- 
out their entire length by a continuous mountain range ? 

316. Which is the higliest mountain peak of North 
America ? 

317. What large islands east of the Gulf of St. Law 
rence ? • 

318. What large river forms the greater part of the 
joint boundary of Oregon and Washington territory? 

319. Mention eight cities in the State of New York. 

320. What lake lies between Lake Champlain and the 
head waters of the Hudson river ? 

321. What river forms the entire eastern boundary of 
Pennsylvania ? 

322. What States are bounded on the south by the Ohio 
river ? 

323. What large lake in Central America ? 

32*. What four islands form the group known as the 
Greater Antilles ? 

325. Mention eight of the twelve countries of South 
America ? 

326. Which one of these countries is traverseTl by the 
Orinoco river ? 

327. What country of South America has no sea coast ? 

328. On what river of France is Paris situated ? 

329. What large bay west of France ? 

330. What range of mountaing extends from the Black 
to the Caspian sea ? 



76 THE regents' questions. 

331. Mention four seas in and around Russia. 

333. To what European power does Australia belong ? 

333. In what zone is the greater part of Siberia ? 

33i. What inland gulf lies between the Arabian sea and 
the eastern end of the Mediterranean .'' 

335. What strait separates Morocco from Europe ? 

336. What large river flows into the gulf of Guinea ? 



Examination XV, J'lcne 9, /87f» 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

337. Mention the grand divisions of the Earth, ana 
state within which Hemispheres (northern or southern, 
and eastern or western) Asia is principally included. 

338. Give a similar statement in relation to the Hemi- 
spheres within which the Indian Ocean is included. 

839. Describe the equator, the tropics and the polar 
circles. 

340. Define latitude and longitude. 

341. Name the several zones and state within or be- 
tween what circles each is included. 

343. Illustrate the relative positions of the equator, 
tropics, polar circles, and zones, by a small diagram 
similar to an outline map of a Hemisphere, and letter 
each of these parts of the diagram. 

343. What is the width, in degrees, of each temperate 
zone ? 

344. What hay and strait separate British America 
from Greenland ? 

345. What parallel of latitude forms the northern 
boundary of the United States from the Lake of the 
Woods to the gulf of Georgia ? 

346. What is the capital of the Dominion of Canada, 
and where is it situated ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 77 



347. What strait connects Lake Huron with Lake Michi- 
gan ? 

348. What is the capital of California ? 

349. What river forms jjart of the boundary between 
Maryland and Virginia ? 

350. Mention and describe the largest river within the 
United States. 

351. Which are the three largest of the West India 
Islands ? 

352. Where and what is Terra del Fuego ? 

353. Mention the countries comprised in the British 
Isles ? 

354. What separates Spain from Morocco ? 

355. What mountains between Norway and Sweden ? 

356. What large river empties into the Black Sea from 
the west ? 

357. What mountains between the Chinese Empire and 
Hindoostan ? 

358. Where is the empire of Japan, and of what does it 
consist ? 

369. Is the greater part of Africa north or south of the 
equator ? Represent the shape of Africa by a small out- 
line map, and draw a line across it to show the position 
of the equator. 

860. Where is the island of St. Helena ? (Nearest what 
grand division, in what ocean and hemispheres) ? 



^Jxamination XYI. JVov. 70, fS7/- 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

361. Bound the South Temperate Zone. 

362. What is the latitude of the northern boundary of 
Vermont ? 

363. Mention all the grand divisions which lie partly in 
the North Temperate Zone. 



"^HE regents' questions. 



364. What noted group of islands in the Pacific Ocean 
West of Mexico ? 

365. What grand division would be reached in sailing 
east from Australia ? 

366. What gulf on the Pacific coast of the Western 
Hemisphere .'' 

367. What five large lakes are drained by the river St. 
Lawrence ? 

368. Mention three tributaries of the Mississippi river, 
from tlie west. 

369. On what river is the city of Hartford situated ? 

370. What river rises in western Massachufietts and 
flows through Connecticut ? 

371. In what mountains does the Hudson river rise ? 
373. Whicli of the United States border on Lake Erie ? 

373. Which states bound North Carolina and Tennes- 
see on the south ? 

374. What is the capital of California ? 

375. What city and island in the St. Lawrence opposite 
the mouth of the Ottawa river ? 

376. Into what four provinces is the Dominion of 
Canada divided ? (Note : There are now but two.) 

377. What country of South America bounds Peru on 
the north ? 

378. Wliat country of South America is an Empire ? 

379. What two large seas lie between the British Isles 
and the central part of Russia ? 

380. What name is given to the peninsula between the 
Mediterranean and the Black Seas 7 

381. What two rivers empty into the Persian Gulf? 

382. What mountain range extends southward from 
Ab3'ssiuia .' 

383. Which grand division has the warmest average 
climate .' 

884. What continent lies wholly in the Southern Hemi- 
sphere ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 7Q 

^Jxamination XTII. JF'eb, 28» /873, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

385. Which is the larger : Africa or South America ? 

386. Which ocean is entirely within the Eastern Hemi- 
sphere ? 

387. What three oceans are partly within the South 
Temperate Zone ? 

388. In what direction is Madagascar from Australia ? 

389. What two large islands of the Eastern Hemisphere 
are crossed by the equator ? 

390. What ocean receives the largest amount of water 
from the continental river systems ? 

291. In what direction is the mouth of the Amazon from 
the mouth of the Mississippi ? 

392. What city is located on the Boston and Albany 
railroad at its intersection with the Connecticut river ? 

893. Mention five lakes lying wholly within the State 
of New Vork. 

894. What city is situated in the south-western part 
of Pennsylvania ? 

395. Is Philadelphia in east or in west longitude (reck- 
oning from Washington) ? 

396. What is the capital of Alabama ? 

397. What States bound Florida on the north ? 

398. What large bay is situated on the western border 
of Lake Huron ? 

399. What great lake borders on Minnesota ? 

400. Which are the two largest rivers that empty into 
the Gulf of Mexico ? - 

401. What is the capital of Brazil ? 

402. What country of South America is traversed by 
the Orinoco river? 

493. Which extends further south ; Norway or Sweden ? 
404. Mention four large islands of the Mediterranean 
Sea? 



80 THE REGESTS' QUESTIONS. 

405. Of what country is Vienna ttie capital? 

406. What channel between Ireland and Wales ? 

407. Near what river and bay is Calcutta situated. 

408. In what direction is New York city from the 
North Pole ? 



Bxaminatio7i XTIII, June 7, ^872, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

409. How are the Arctic and Pacific Oceans connected ? 

410. On which Hemisphere (eastern or western,) is the 
meridian ITC east longitude from Greenwich ? 

411. Is New Zealand in the Eastern or Western Hemi- 
sphere ? 

412. Mention a river of North America that flows in a 
northerly direction. • 

413. Mention one of the rivers of Maine. 

414. How many square miles in the State of New 
York (in round numbers) ? 

415. Which State has the larger territory : New York 
or California? 

416. What is the population of the State of New York 
(in round numbers) ? 

417. How many counties are there in New York State ? 

418. Which county of New York extends farthest east ? 

419. What State bounds Kansas on the east ? 

420. What is the capital of Illinois ? 

421. W^hat States would be crossed in passing direct 
from Indiana to Alabama ? 

422. Mention any one of the United States which has 
no sea or lake coast. 

423. Mention a tributary of the Missouri river. 

424. Mention one of the peninsulas adjacent to the Gulf 
of Mexico. 

435. Which is nearer the equator : Cuba or Jamaica ? 



GEOGEAPHY. 81 



426. What country bounds the Argentine Confedera- 
tion on the north ? 

427. What large river of Colombia, S. A., empties into 
the Caribbean Sea ? 

428. What large sea is situated about midway between 
the Adriatic and Caspian Sea ? 

429. Mention one of the gulls adjacent to the Baltic 
Sea. 

430. In what direction is Corsica from Sardinia ? 

431. What noted river empties into the Dead Sea ? 

432. On which coast of Africa is Senegambia ? 



£Jxamination XIX. JVov. 8, 7872, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

433. What place upon the earth's surface is south from 
every other place ? 

434. What zone has no sunlight during our summer ? 

435. In sailing due east, which does a ship change : its 
latitude or its longitude ? 

436. Which is the larger: North America or South 
America ? 

437. In what ocean are the Japan Islands ? 

438. What oceai? between Afi'ica and Australia ^ 

439. What peninsula lies between the Arabian Sea and 
the Bay of Bengal ? 

440. In what direction is San Francisco from the 
Isthmus of Darien ? 

441. Does the greater part of the area of the United 
States (including territories) lie east or west of the Mis- 
sissippi river .? 

442. What territory between Kansas and Utah ? 

443. What state between Utah and California.' 

444. Which has the greater elevation above the ocean ; 
Lake Erie or Lake Huron ? 



83 THE regents' questions. 

445. What lari^etown of Massachusetts is situated on the 
Boston and Albany railroad, about midway between Bos- 
ton and Springfield ? 

446. Which is the least populous county of the* State of 
New Yorkf 

447. What river rises in the State of New York and 
empties into the Chesapeake Bay 1 

448. What State bound-s Tennessee on the east ? 

449. What sea lies south of the West Indies ? 

450. What is the capital of Brazil .? 

451. Of what country is Santiago the capital f 

452. Mention one of the countries of South America 
wholly in noi'th latitude. 

453. What country of South America is between Co- 
lombia and Peru ? 

454. What range of mountains separates Spain and 
Portugal from the rest of Europe .' 

4.55. What river empties into the North Sea at the 
Hague "i 

456. Mention one of the rivers that empty into the 
Caspian Sea. 



Bxamination XX. JP'eb. 28 y 787 S, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

457. What general name is given to the several parts 
into which the whole of the earth's surface is divided by 
the tropics and polar circles "i 

458. What lines on maps indicate north and south direc- 
tions ? 

459. What large river of North America empties into 
the Pacific ocean .' 

460. What peninsula south of the Gulf of Mexico .' 

461. Mention the largest river that empties into J^ng 
Island Sound. 

403. Wiiat mountain chaiu traverses Vermont ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 83 



463. Mention the largest river within the State of New 
TIanipshire. 

464. What general name is given to the mountains wejJt 
of Lake Champlain ? 

465. Mention a tributary of the Potomac river. 

466. What large city is situated at the junction of the 
Allegany and Monongahela rivers ? 

467. On what river is the capital of Virginia situated ? 

468. What lake lies betv/een Michigan and Wisconsin ? 

469. What large city is situated in the south-western 
part of Ohio ? 

470. Mention a city in the eastern part of Wisconsin. 

471. What two rivers having the same name empty 
into the Gulfs of Mexico and California, respectively ? 

472. What is the capital of Minnesota ? 

473. Mention one of the four provinces of the Dominion 
of Canada. 

474. What country of South America bounds Colombia 
on the east ? 

475. In what direction is England from Spain ? 

476. What is the capital of Norway ? 

477. What large city is situated between the Black Sea 
and the Sea of Marmora ? 

478. What country bounds the Chinese Empire on the 
north 7 

479. What mountains are situated in the north-western 
part of Africa ? 

380. What large river empties into the Gulf of Guinea ? 



J^xnmhiation XXI. JTiuie 6, /87S, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

481. What part of the earth's surface has no sunlight at 
the time of our midsummer ? 

483. Mention one of the conditions upon which climate 
depends. 



84 THE regents' questions. 

483. Whjch zone contains most of the coral islands ? 

484. In what general direction does the Gull Stream 
flow off the United States coast ? 

485. In what ocean is th'e geographical centre of the 
Eastern Hemisphere ? 

486. Which grand division lies partly in the Eastern 
and partly in the Western Hemisphere .'' 

487. What province bounds Maine on the east ? 

488. Among what mountains does the Hudson river 
rise? 

489. What river flows between South Carolina and 
Georgia ? 

490. On what river is St. Louis situated ? 

491. What ocean receives the principal drainage of 
South America ? 

492. What country lies almost wholly on the western 
slope of the Andes moimtains ? 

493. What is the name of that arm of the ocean into 
which the Parana river empties ? 

494. What is the capital of the Argentine Kepublic ? 

495. What sea lies west of Denmark ? 

496. Of what empire is Vienna the capital ? 

497. Through what country does the lower part of the 
Daniibe flow ? 

498. In what country of Asia is the river Ganges ? 

499. What sea forms part of the northern boundary of 
Persia ? 

500. Mention one of the large rivers of the Chinese 
Empire. 

501 . In what ocean is Madagascar ? 

503. Which extends further south : Africa, Australia or 
South America ? 

503. Mention one of the ranges of mountains between 
the Red Sea and the Cape of Good Hope. 

504. Towards which pole does the sun cast shadows al 
midday, in the south temperate zone ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 85 



Bxami7iatio7i XXII. JVov. 7, 787S, 

(9:00-10:30 A. M.) 

405-509. McBtion and bound each of the five zones. 

510. Which State of New England has the highest 
mountains ? 

511-518. What States east of the Mississippi river have 
neither sea nor lake coast "i 

514-516. What States border on Lake Superior ? 

517. What river forms part, of the boundary between 
New York and Pennsylvania ? 

518. Through what States does the Mississippi flow ? 
519-520. What parallels of latitude form parts of the 

northern boundary of the United States 7 

521-522. Which are the two largest of the West India 
Islands 1 

533-524. Mention two countries of South America that 
are crossed by the equator. 

525. What country of South America lies wholly upon 
the western slope of the Andes Mountains "i 

526-528. Mention three peninsular countries in the 
south of Europe. 

529-532. Mention the four countries comprised in the 
British Isles. 

533-535. What three noted rivers of Europe rise among 
the Alps ? 

536-538. Into what sea do each of these three rivers 
(533-535) empty ? 

539. What important country of Asia consists of islands 
only ? 

540. What strait at the eastern extermity of Siberia ? 
541-542. What are the two largest rivers of Africa 1 

543. What sea is connected with the ocean by the Strait 
of Bab el Mandeb ? 

544. What country of Africa borders on the Strait ol 
Gibraltar ? 



86 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

Bxamhiation XXIII. I'eb. 27, f87^^ 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

What ^reat circle separates (545) the Northern from the 
Southern Hemisphere ; and what one (546) the Eastern 
from the Western ? 

547. Does the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere 
contain more land surface ; and, in like manner, (548) the 
Eastern or the Western ? 

Mention, as nearly as j'^ou can in the order of size, 
beginning with the largest, the six grand divisions of 

land on the Earth's surface : (549) ; (550) ; 

(551) ; (553) ; (553) ; (554) . 

Mention in like order as above, the five oceans : (555) 
; (556) ; (557) ; (558) ; (559) . 

Give the (560) latitude, and tbe (561) longitude (from 
Greenwich) of the central point on the map of the West- 
ern Hemisphere. 

Mention the largest gulf on the American side of the 
(562) Atlantic, and (563) Pacific Oceans, respectively. 

Mention five of the lakes drained by the river St. Law- 
rence: (564) ; (565) ; (566) ; (567) ; 

(568j . 

What two peninsulas and large intervening islands 
partially separate the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean 
Sea? (569) ; (570) ; (571) . 

572. What body of water, in size approaching the Gulf 
of Mexico, is comprised within the limits of North 
America ? 

Mention five of the seas into which a vessel might sail 

going eastward from the Strait of Gibraltar : (573) ; 

(574) ; (575) ; (576) ; (577) . 

Mention four bodies of water (seas, gulfs and bays) into 
which a vessel may sail from the Indian Ocean : (578) 
; (579) ; (580) ; (581) . 

Mention three inland Asiatic Seas, each having no out- 
let : (583) ; (583) ; (584) . 



GEOGEAPHT. 81 

^Jxaniination XXiy. ^Tune S, 787^- 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

585-587. Give three proofs that the earth is spherical. 

588. What is the situation of places whose time of day 
agrees with our own ? 

589. What is the situation of places which have the 
same length of day and night that we have ? 

590. In what ocean is a ship which is in lO*' S. latitude 
and TO*' E. longitude from Greenwich ? 

591. By what two bodies of water are the Arctic and 
Pacific Ocean connected P 

593. Draw the outline of a hemispherical map, with the 
usual number of great and small circles ; (593) indicate 
the point of no latitude and no longitude by a ; (594) 
and mark its number of degrees on each parallel and 
meridian represented. 

595. To what great river system does Lake Champlain 
belong ? 

596. Bound the State of Connecticut. 

597-599, What three groups of islands are included in 
the West Indies ? 

600-601. What peninsula and island are partly in the 
Eastern and partly in the Western Hemisphere ? 

602. What is the season of the year at Cape Horn in 
July ? 

603. What European sea borders on the Arctic Ocean ? 
604-608. Mention five ranges of mountains each either 

within or bordering upon Europe. 

609-614. Mention six of the islands of the Mediterranean 
sea? 

615-618. Mention four seas which form parts of the 
western boundary of Asia. 

619. On what river is Nankin situated ? 

620-622. Of what three divisions does Oceanicai consist? 

623-624. What is the largest island adjacent to Africa, 
and what body of water separates them ? 



88 THE REGENTS' QUESTIOKS. 

JEJxamination XXY. JVov, 6, 787A, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

625-626. What parallels of latitude are in the northern 
boundary of the United States ? 

627. What river rises in Pennsylvania and flows north 
through New York into Lake Ontario ? 

628. Is the southern point of Florida, or the mouth of 
the Rio Grande, further south ? 

629. What is the distance, in statute miles, from the 
most southern limit of the United States, in about 26° N. 
latitude, to the northern boundary, on the meridian of 
that limit "i 

630. What river rises in the United States whose waters 
flow through a lake into Hudson's Bay ? 

631. What river is between Lower Canada (or Province 
of Quebec) and Upper Canada (or Ontario;? 

632. What two Provinces of British America are wholly 
south of the river St. Lawrence ? 

633. What is the general direction of peninsulas .> 
634-635. What is the extent north and south of South 

America in degrees and in miles, the latitude of the 
Isthmus of Panama being 9° north ? 

636-637. What are the two principal water sheds of the 
United States ? 

638-639. What river of Africa empties into the Mediter- 
ranean, and through which part does it flow ? 

640. In what zone is the highest civilization ? 

641. Where are the Islands of Japan? 

642-645. What four seas on the eastern coast of Asia ? 

646. Of what does the British Empire consist .'* 

647. What islands in the Mediterranean belong to Great 
Britain ? 

648-655. Through what bodies of water will a ship pass 
on the shortest way from London to Calcutta ? 

656-659. What countries of Europe toiich the Baltic 
Sea, and what (660-664) the Mediterranean "i 



GEOGRAPHY. 89 



Bxamination XXYI. J^eb, 26 y 7876, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

665. What is Latitude; (666) on what circle is it 
meas.ured ; (667) are degrees of Latitude of equal length ? 

668. What points on the earth's surface have the great- 
est latitude, and what is it ? 

669. How many statute miles in a degree of latitude ? 

670. The length of a degree of latitude being known, 
how can the earth's circumference be found ? 

671. What is Longitude ; and (672) from what meridian 
or meridians, on your map, is it reckoned ? 

678. How many degress of longitude may there be ? 

674. Are degrees of longitude of equal length ? 

675. Where are degrees of latitude and longitude of 
equal length ? (These questions are on the supposition 
that the earth is a perfect sphere.) 

676. What is the longitude of the Poles ? 

677. How is the situation of any place on the earth 
determined ? 

678. Bound the Atlantic Ocean. 

679-682. Mention four Atlantic groups of islands. 

683. What large island partly in the Atlantic and 
partly in the Arctic Oceans ." 

684r-688. Mention five groups of islands in the Pacific 
Ocean, included in Oceanica. 

689. In what general direction will a ship sail in going 
from New York to Liverpool .'' 

690-694. Which are the five principal bays on the 
Atlantic coast of the United States ? 

Describe the (695) Hudson and the (696) Connecticut 
rivers ; — where each rises, in what direction it flows, and 
where it empties. 

697. Mention and describe the largest river which flows 
into Delaware Bay. 

698-700. Mention the three largest rivers of South 
America which flow into the Atlantic. 



90 THE regents' questions. 

701. Mention five countries of South America which 
border on the Atlantic, (702) four on the Pacific, (703) one 
wholly inland, and (704) six countries of Asia. 



^Jxamination XXYII, June J^, 787 5 • 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

705. In what general direction do the rivers of the 
Eastern and Middle States flow, and (706) those of the 
Southern States which empty into the Atlantic "i 

709-709. Mention three rivers which empty into Long 
Island Sound. 

What larg'e river empties into (710) New York Bay ? 
(711) into Delaware Bay? (712) into Chesapeake Bay? 

713. What river forms about half of the southern 
boundary of the United States ? 

714. Mention the most extensive river basin of the 
United States ; (715) where does this basin begin on the 
north, and (716) where terminate south? 

717. Mention five States on the eastern, and (718) five 
on the western slope of this basin. 

Mention two rivers in the northern part of the United 
States whose sources are near each other ; (719) pne of 
which empties into the Pacific, and (720) and the other by 
the Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico. 

721. Mention the four great lakes between the United 
States and Canada; (722) what large lake connected 
with these is wholly in the United States ? 

723. What extensive mountain chain in the western part 
of the United States, and (724) what is its general direc- 
tion ? (725) What mountain chain in the eastern part, 
and (726) what is its direction ? 

What (727) state and what (728) province bound the 
Eastern States on the west ? 



GEOGEAPHT. 91 

739-733. Through what principal waters may the 
products of the western States pass from Cliicago to 
Montreal ? and (734) through what, by the shortest route, 
fi-om Chicago to New York ? 

735. Mention the highest mountain of South America; 
(736-738) mention three South American countries 
traversed by the Andes mountains. 

739. Mention six countries of Europe which border on 
the Atlantic or on the seas or bays connected with it, and 
(740) five countries in that part of Europe bordering on 
the Mediterranean ; (741) bound Europe. 

742. What great empire in the eastern part of Europe 
and extending into Asia ? (743) Bound Asia. 

744, What countries of Africa border on the Mediter- 
ranean Sea ? 



Bxamination XXTIII, J^ov, 6, 7876, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

745. Within which Hemisphere (northern or southern, 
and eastern or western) is Australia included ? 

746. Give a similar statement in relation to the Hemi- 
spheres within which the Caribbean sea is included. 

Define the (74t7) equator, (748) tropics, {7^9) polar circles, 
(750) latitude and (751) longitude. 

753-760. Write, in the order of their succession from 
north to south, the names of the zones and of the circles 
which separate them. 

What is the (761) length and (763) breadth, in degrees, 
of the zone crossed by the equator ? 

What (763) hay partly separates New Brunswick from 
Nova Scotia ; and (764) what strait, Spain from Africa ? 

What parallels bound the United States, (765) westward 
from the Lake of the Woods, and (766) eastward from 
the Eiver St. Lawrence, respectively ? 

767. What is the outlet of Lake Huron ? 



92 THE regents' questions. 

768. What is the capital of California, and (769) on what 
river is it situated f 

770, What river forms most of the boundary between 
Marvland and Virginia; and (771) where does it empty ? 

772. Mention and describe the largest eastern branch of 
the Mississippi river. 

773-775. Name the three largest of the West India 
Islands. 

776. What and where is Terra del Fuego ? 

777. What countries constitute Great Britain ? 

778. What sea lies between Italy and Turkey ? 

779. What mountains on the east of Norway ? 

780. What larger river empties into the Black Sea from 
the west ? 

781. What mountain between the Chinese Empire and 
Hindoostan ? 

782. Where is the Empire of Japan, and (783) of what 
does it consist ? 

784. Where is the Island of St. Helena (nearest which 
grand division, and in what ocean) .'' 



Bxaminatio7i XXIX, F'eb, 25, f870, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

785. What motion of the earth causes the alternation 
of day and night ? 

What is the (786) meridian, and what the (787) longitude 
of a place f 

788. How does the isthmus differ from a strait ? 

789. Which has at any time the longer day, Quito or 
Moscow ? (790) and why ? 

791-793. Of what three departments does the United 
States government consist ; and of what does each de- 
partment consist ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 9^ 

Mention the (794-795) two principal mountain systems 
of the United States, and (796-799) four groups or ranges 
belonging to the more easterly system. 

800-80i. Mention five cities on the Mississippi and its 
tributaries, and the State in which each is located. 

805-811. Through what waters would a ship pass in 
sailing from St. Louis to Constantinople ? 

i^°Only seven answers are called for, though more 
might be given. 

812-816. Mention and describe five rivers that empty 
into the Atlantic or its adjacent bays, between the Hud- 
son and the Savannah. 

Mention a country of South America (817) wholly 
north of the Equator ; another (818) crossed by the 
Equator ; and a third (819) wholly south of the Equator, 
but farther north than Patagonia. 

820. What and where is the Crimea ? 

821. Mention and describe a river of Africa that empties 
into the Mediterranean Sea. 

822. What mountain range on the joint border of 
France and Spain ; (823) of Norway or Sweden ; (824) of 
Russia and Siberia ? 



Examination XXX, JTune 9» 7876, 
(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

825. Bound the territory of the United States. 

826. Through what large bodies of water does a part of 
the northern boundary of the United States run ? 

827. Name the New England States. 

839-836. Name the other States which border on the 
Atlantic. 
637. What States border on the Pacific ? 



94 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

838. What mountain system is nearly parallel with the 
Atlantic coast ; (839) into what do the rivers on the east- 
ern elope flow, and (SiO) into what those on its western 
Elope ? 

811. What great mountain system of the Western 
Hemisphere is neaiiy parallel with the Pacific, and into 
what do the rivers on its (842) eastern slope, and (843) 
those on its western, empty ? 

844. What range of mountains in Oregon ? 

845-846. Mention two ranges in California, and (847) 
one group in Arkansas. 

848. What four countries of Europe are denominated 
empires ? 

849. Mention the capital of each of these empires. 

850. Which of these empires extend into Asia ? 

851. What territory has France in Africa ? 

852-856. Starting southerly from the Straits of Gibraltar, 
through what bodies of water will a ship sail in passing 
around Africa to the place of starting ? 

857. How many times will she cross the equator ? 

858-861. What three prominent capes, and what large 
island will she pass ? 

862. Through what waters will a ship sail in passing 
easterly from Gibraltar to Calcutta; (863) what two 
prominent capes, and (864) what large island will she 
pass during the latter half of the voyage ? 



Examination XXXI. JVov, fO, /876, 

(l:30--3:00 P. M.) 

855. Which oceans each extend across three zones ; and 
(866) what are the names of those zones ? 

Mention (867) two grand divisions, and (868) two large 
Islands that are crossed by the equator. 

869-871. What three large bodies of laud are crossed by 
the tropic of Capricorn .' 



GEOGRAPHY. 95 

872 How many degrees from Greenwich is the middle 
meridian of the Western Hemisphere ? 

873-875. What are the three principal divisions of 
North America ? 

876. Which is the wider: the Atlantic or the Pacific 
side of the United States ? 

877-881. Mention five large bays and gulfs along the 
Atlantic side of.North America. 

882. Which ocean is most interspersed with islands ? 

883. What recently acquired territory of the United 
States extends eastward from Behring's Strait to British 
America ? 

848-885. Which two of the United States extend farthest 
south, and (886) what one farthest north ? 

887. What river forms part of the north-east boundary 
of the United States ; and (888) what river forms part of 
the south-west boundary ? 

889. What city on the north shore of Lake Ontario? 

890-897. What States are adjacent to Tennessee ? 

898-900. What countries (excluding islands) of Europe 
are either wholly or partly west of the meridian of 
Greenwich ? 

901. In what direction is Ceylon from Japan ? 

902. What gulf is connected with the Arabian Sea ? 

903. Under what government is the country between 
the Mediterranean and Black Seas ? 

904. What great mountain chain north of India ? 



Bxamination XXXII, March 2, 7877* 
(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 
• 905. If a line be drawn on a map of the worlds from 
Greenland to the Cape of Good Hope, what ocean will it 
cross ? (906) From Alaska to Cape Horn ? (907) From 
Africa to Australia ? 



i6 THE regents' questions. 

908. How many degrees is the Tropic of Capricorn 
from the North Polar circle ? 

909. What mountain range is the water-shed between 
the western tributaries of the Mississippi and the rivers 
which empty into the Pacific ? 

910. What city on an island in the St. Lawrence op- 
posite the mouth of the Ottawa river ? 

911-914. What States are drained in part by the Con- 
necticut river ? 

915. Near what parallel of latitude is Philadelphia ? 

916. What parallel forms part of the S. boundary of 
New York ? 

917-922. Mention six states and territories directly be- 
tween St. Louis and San Francisco ? 
923. Where is the Sierra Nevada range ? 
984. What city near the mouth of the Mississippi? 
925-926. What peninsulas indent the Mexican Gull ? 

927. What sea east of Central America ? 

928. What isthmus between Mexico and Central 
America ? 

929-930. Mention two countries of South America that 
are crossed by the equator ? 

931. What republic has Europe ? 

932. What large peninsula between the Baltic sea and 
the Atlantic 7 (933) Between the North sea and the 
Baltic ? 

934. What mountain-chain traverses Italy ? 

935. On what river of Italy is Kome situated ? 

936. What country lies east of the Red sea ? 

937. What country north of the Chinese empire 7 

938. In which one of the five zones is most of Asia ? 

939. What large gulf indents the west coast of Africa f 

940. What large island belongs to Africa ? 

941. In what direction from Persia is Australia ? 
942-943. In which two zones is Australia ? 

944. To what government does Australia belong ? 



GEOGRAPHY. 97 



JBxamination XXXIII, Jime 8, 7877' 
(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

945. Which one of the Middle States extends farthest 
south, and (9i6), (947) which two of the United States 
extend farthest west ? 

948-949. Mention the two chief rivers of the state of 
Maine. 

950. What river, rising- in New Hampshire, passes 
through the north-eastern part of Massachusetts ? 

951. What island forms the south-eastern extremity of 
Massachusetts ? 

952. In what state, and (953) on the shore of what, is 
Chicago situated .'' 

953-954. Describe, in a similar manner, the location of 
Cincinnati, and (955) (956) that of St. Louis. 

957-958. Mention two cities of Canada situated on the 
St. Lawrence river. 

959-961. What waters lie around the group of West 
India Islands ? 

962-963. Which two of the Greater Antilles are smaller 
than the other two .'' 

964-966. Through what principal bodies of water (i. e. 
other than rivers and straits or channels) would a ship 
sail in passing from London to St. Petersburgh ? 

967-972. Answer the same question for the route from 
Lisbon to the Sea of Azof .' 

973. Which extends farthest south, Europe or Asia ? 

974—975. What two ranges of mountains are on the 
boundary line between Europe and Asia ? 

976-977. What large body of water is near each end of 
the more southerly of these ranges ? 

978. What sea lies between the peninsula of Corea and 
China proper ? 

979. Where are the Canary Islands ? 



98 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

980-981. What countries of Africa, other than Egypt 
border on the Red Sea ? 

982. What canal connects the Mediterranean with the 
Red Sea? 

983. Which extends farther north, Africa or South 
America ? 

984. Which country of Africa extends farthest south ? 



k:ey to tpie: 

REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 

1866-1876. 



GEOGRAPHY. 



(Definitions are omitted.) 



1. Europe, N. E.; Asia, N. ' 
E. ; Africa, N. E. ; N. 
America, N. W. ; S. 
America, S. W.; Ocean- 
ica, S. E. 

2. Atlantic, N. W.; Pacific, 
S. W. ; Indian, S. E. ; 
Arctic. N.E.; Antarctic, 
S. E. and W. 

7. Greenland, Borneo, New- 
Guinea. 

8. Baffin, Davis. 

9. The 49tli North lat. 

10. Ottawa ; S. bank of Ot- 
tawa River. 

11. Mackinaw. 

12. Sacramento. 

13. Delaware River. 

14. The James, r. Alleghany 
Mts., f. E., and e. into 
Chesapeake Bay. 

15. Hayti, Cuba, Jamaica. 

16. S. of Patat;onia Island. 

17. England. Wales, Scot- 
land, Ireland. 



18. Gibraltar. 

19. Kiolen. 

20. Dnieper. 

21. Himalaya. 

22. E. of continent of Asia ; 
Nippon, Tezo, Kiushiu, 
Shikoku, and hundreds 
of smaller islands. 

23. N. 

24. W. of Africa ; Atlantic.; 
S. E. ; 17° S., 50 W. , 

26 U. S., British America, 
Greenland, Iceland, 
Norway, Sweden, Rus- 
sia, 

27. 740 W. 

28. Vt., W. Va., O., Ky., 
Tenn., Ark., Mo., 111., 
Ind., Mich., Wis., Minn., 
la., Neb., Kan., Col., 
Nev., Penn. 

29. Louisiana. 

80. N. Y. Bay, Atlantic O. 
Delaware B.,Del. River. 
31. St. Marie. 



THE regents' questions. 



32. 


Kanawha. 


59. 


Colorado. 


33. 


W. 


60. 


U. S. of Colombia. 


34. 


Equador, U. S. of Co- 


61. 


Paraguay. 




lombia, Brazil. 


63. 


Rhine, North Sea; 


35. 


Amazon, LaPlata, Ori- 




Rhone, Gulf of Lyons; 




noco. 




Po, Adriatic Sea. 


36. 


Spain, France, Italy, 


63. 


Appenines. 




Turkey, Greece. 


64. 


North. 


37. 


R. m the Alps, f.N. and 


65. 


Norway, Sweden. 




N. W., e. into the North 


66. 


Dover. 




Sea. 


67. 


Spain, Italy, Greece. 


38. 


Berlin. 


68. 


Asia; Arabia, Hindoo- 


39. 


Carpathian. 




stan, Malacca. 


40. 


Rises in Switzerland, f. 


69. 


S. 




S. W. and S., e. into 


70. 


Calcutta. 




Gulf of Lyons. 


71. 


Suez. 


41. 


On the Hoogly in East- 


73. 


Morocco. 




ern Hindoostan. 


73. 


3800. 


43. 


N. of Red Sea. 


74. 


Baffin. 


43. 


B eh ring. 


75. 


450, 49" N. 


44. 


Tokio. 


76. 


St. Croix. 


45. 


R. in Kong Mts., f. N. 


77. 


St. Clair. 




E. and S. E., e. into 


78. 


Ind., 111. 




Gulf of Guinea. 


79. 


Richelieu R. 


46. 


N. and S. 


80. 


Genesee. 


47. 


Borneo. Some authori- 


81. 


Susquehanna. 




ties give New Guinea as 


83. 


Blue Ridge, Alleghany. 




lare:er. 


83. 


Morea. 


48. 


S. Temp. 


84. 


Berlin. 


49. 


Gulf of Guinea, 


85. 


R. in the Alps, f . N. and 


50. 


430. 




N. W., e. into the North 


51. 


By the direction of the 




Sea. 




rivers. 


86. 


R. in S. W. Germany, 


53. 


Alleghany and Rocky 




flows S. E. and E., and 




Mountains. 




e. into Black Sea. 


53. 


Mexico, New Orleans, 


87. 


Seine. 




Philadelphia. 


88. 


Baltic. 


54. 


45th N. 


89. 


North Temperate. 


55. 


36X0 N. 


90. 


Himalaya. 

R. in Central Hindoo- 


56. 


350 N. 


91. 


57. 


Mich., Wis., 111., Ind. 




stan : f. E. and S. E. and 


58. 


N. by Tenn. ; E. by Ga. 




e. into B. of Bengal. 




and "ria. ; S. by Fla. and 


93. 


Arabian. 




Gulf of Mexico; W. by 


93. 


Borneo. Celebes. 




Mis.s. 


9i. 


Nile and Niger 





KEY 


ro GEOGRAPHY. 


95. 


Madagascar. 




133. U. S. of Colombia, Ec- 


96. 


Madeira. 




uador, Peru, Bolivia, 


97. 


The New. 




Chili. 


98. 


N. Temperate. 




134. Amazon, Orinoco, La 


99. 


Behring- Strait. 




Plata. 


100. 


It grows cold as 


one 


135. Paris. 




ascends. 




136. Copenhagen. 


101. 


Nelson. 




137. Ladoga. 


103. 


San Francisco. 




138. Rhone 


103. 


New Hampshire. 




139. Mississippi R., Gulf of 


101. 


Memphremagog. 




Mexico, Fla. St., Atlan- 


105. 


Adirondack. 




tic Ocean, St. of Gibral- 


106. 


Wilmington. 




tar, Mediterranean Sea 


107. 


Western. 




and Archipelago 


108, 


Because the Andes lie 


140. S.W.inN. Hemisphere, 




so near the coast. 




N. W. in S. Hemisphere. 


109. 


Chili. 




14 L 36" N. Latitude. 


110. 


Falkland. 




148. Teheran. 


111. 


Lands End, 




143. Atlas. 


113. 


Saima, Ladoga. 




144. Hawaii. 


113. 


Danube, 




146. Europe, Asia, Africa. 


114. 


Adriatic. 




147. E. I. 


115. 


Straits of Bosphorus 


148. Ga., Ala. 




and Sea of Marmora, 


149. Minn., la. 




St. of Dardanelles 




150, Mo., Ark., Eed. 


116. 


Ked and Arabian Seas. 


151. Vt., N. H. 


117. 


Corea. 




153. S. W. 


118. 


Japan. 




153. Yucatan and Lowei 


119. 


Tripoli. 




California. 


120. 


Guardafui. 




154. S. W. 


131. 


Northeast. 




155. Constantinople. 


132. 


New Foundland. 




156. Marseilles. 


123 


Anticosti. 




157. Ceylon. 


134. 


Me., N. H., Mass. 


E. 


158. Gobi. 




L, Conn., N. Y., N, 


J., 


159. Altai. 




Del., Md., Va.. N. 


C. 


160. N. Latitude. 




S. C, Ga., Fla. 




161. Tropic of Cancer. 


135. 


Mt. Washington. 




163. N. and S. America and 


126. 


Staten. 




Europe and Africa. 


137. 


Chesapeake. 




164. Superior. 


138. 


Alleghany. 




165. Mediterranean. 


139. 


Cumberland. 




166. 390 N. Lat. 


130. 


Texas and La. 




167. 740 W. 


131. 


New Orleans. 




168. Narragansett Bay, At- 


133. 


No Latitude. 




lantic 0., Florida St,, 



THE regents' questions. 



169 
170 

172, 
173 
174, 
175, 

176, 



177, 



178, 
179. 
180, 
181, 

183. 



183. 
184, 
185. 
186. 
187, 
188, 
189. 



Gulf of Mexico, Missis- 
sippi, Ohio, Cumberland 
Rivers. 

66X0 

Antartic circle, Tropic 
of Capricorn. 

Kansas. 
, Minnesota. 

Florida. 

Albany, Trenton, Har- 
risburg, Dover. 

N. by la., 111.; E. by 
111., Ky., Tenn.; S. by 
Ark. ; W. by Indian 
Territory, Kan., Neb. 

L. Michigan, St. of 
Mackinaw, L. Huron, 
R. and Lake St. Clair, 
Detroit R., L. Erie,Wel- 
land Canal, L. Ontario, 
St. Lawrence R.. G. of 
St. Lawrence, Atlantic 
O., Florida St., Gulf of 
Mexico, Mississippi and 
Ohio R. 

Spain, 

Caraccas. 

La Plata. 

Irish Sea. St. George's 
Channel. 

G. of Lyons, Mediter- 
ranean Sea, St. of Gib- 
raltar, Atlantic O., En- 
glish Channel, St. of 
Dover, North Sea, Ska- 
ger Rack, Cattegat, 
Great Belt, Baltic Sea, 
G. of Finland, Neva R. 

Vienna, on the Danube. 

Tiber. 

N.Tcraperate (mainly). 

Cyprus. 

Arabian Sea, 

East. 

Mediterranean and Red 
Seas. 



190. Egypt, Tripoli, Tunis, 
Algeria, Morocco. 

191. A large channel sepa-» 
rating Madagascar from 
Africa. 

193. N. Temperate. 

193. Daily on its axis, and 
yearly round the sun. 

194. The daily produces day 
and night ; the yearly 
produces change of sea- 
sons. 

195. North, South, East, 
West. 

196. N. Temperate. 

197. Torrid. 

198. Because there are no 
deep dej^ressions and the 
land is so situated that 
it is drained by the riv- 
ers. 

199. Andes with the Rocky. 
300. Africa. 

201. N. E. and S. W. 
303. S. America, Africa. 
303. La Plata. 
204. West Indies. 

305. Iceland. 

306. Columbia. 

207 Missouri River. 

208. Tennessee River. 

209. Minnesota. 

210. La. 

211. Missouri. 

213. Milwaukee. 
313. Grand. 

214. Baltic. 

215. The Hague, 

216. Caucasian. 

217. N. of the equator. 

218. E. of the prime meri- 
dian. 

219. Two. 
320. Mexico. 

231. Caucasian, Mongolian, 



KEY TO GEOGRAPHY. 





Etliiopian,Malay, Amer- 


258. 


Great Britain, FrancCj 




ican. 




Russia, Germany, Aus* 


232. 


N. America, Europe, 




tria. 




Asia. 


259. 


Turkey. 


223. 


California, Mexico. 


260. 


Gobi. 


224. 


At extremity of Florida. 


361. 


Teheran. 


225. 


Colmnbia. 


263. 


Bay of Beno:al. 


226. 


Adirondack. 


263. 


Torrid, N. Temperate. 


227. 


Delaware. 


264. 


Gulf of Guinea. 


228. 


Susquehanna, 


265. 


Brazil. 


£29. 


Md., Va. 


266. 


Cape St. Lucas. 


230. 


Mo., Miss. 


267. 


Indian. 


231. 


U. S. of Colombia. 


268. 


Torrid, S. Temperate. 


332. 


Amazon, Orinoco, La 


269. 


Georgian. 




Plata. 


270. 


L. Erie andL. Ontario. 


233. 


South. 


371. 


It is higher, because its 


234. 


Pyrenees. 




water flows into the 


235. 


Rhine. 




Atlantic. 


236. 


Black, Caspian. 


373. 


Dead Sea. 


237. 


North. 


373. 


Wis., Ind., Ky., Mb, 


238. 


Japan Islands. 




la. 


239. 


Turkey in Asia. 


374. 


La., Miss , Tenn., Ky., 


240. 


Torrid, N. and S. Tem- 




111. 




perate. 


375. 


Fla., Ala., Miss,, La., 


241. 


Pacific, Atlantic, Indi- 




Texas. 




an, Arctic. 


376. 


Mt. Washington. 


243. 


N. America, Africa. 


377. 


Connecticut. 


243. 


693K miles. 


378. 


Delaware, Schuylkill. 


244. 


Europe, Africa. 


379. 


James. 


345. 


East. 


280. 


Northern. 


246. 


S. Temperate. 


281. 


Orinoco. 


247. 


vt. 


282. 


Parana and Uruguay 


248. 


N. T., N. J., Del., Md., 


283, 


Russia. 




W. Va., 0. 


284. 


Italy. 


349. 


Mich. 


285. 


Pyrenees. 


350. 


By Nebraska. 


286. 


South. 


351. 


Halifax. 


287. 


Tokio. 


352. 


Lower California, Yu- 


288. 


Victoria Nyanza. 




catan. 


289. 


Alaska. 


353. 


Andes. 


290. 


Torrid. 


354. 


Parana, Parasfuay. 


291. 


Tropic of Cancer. 


355. 


Chili. 


292. 


Southeast. 


256. 


Baltic. 


293. 


Western. 


257. 


Spain, France, Italy, 


294. 


No latitude. 




Turkey, Greece. 


295. 


Hudson Bay. 



THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



296. 


River St. Clair. 




331. 


Caspian, Black. Baltic, 


297. 


Moniaua, Wyom 


ng, 




White. 




Colorado, and New 


332. 


Great Britain. 




Mexico. 




OOO. 


North Temperate. 


298. 


Or., Cal. 




334. 


Persian. 


299. 


Gulf of California. 




335. 


Gibraltar. 


800. 


Rhode Island. 




336. 


Niger. 


301. 


Rhode Island. 




337. 


Europe, Asia, Africa, 


302. 


Vt., N. H. 






N. and S. America, 


803. 


Massachusetts. 






Oceaniea : Northern 


304. 


Susquehanna. 






and Eastern. 


30.5. 


New Jersey. 




338. 


Southern and Eastern. 


306. 


Minn., Wis., Mich. 




343. 


480. 


307. 


Volga. 




344. 


Baffin Bay, Davis St. 


308. 


Danube. 




345. 


49° North Latitude. 


309. 


Rhone. 




346. 


Ottawa, on the S. bank 


310. 


Southeast. 






of the Ottawa River. 


311. 


Pekin. 




347. 


Mackinaw. 


312. 


Altai. 




348. 


Sacramento. 


314. 


S. America, Afi 


ica. 


349. 


Potomac. 




Oceaniea. 




350. 


Mississippi River r. in 


31.5. 


N. and S. America 






L. Itasca, f. S., e. into 


316. 


Popocatapetl.* 






G. of Mexico. 


317. 


New Foundland. 




351. 


Cuba. Hayti, Jamaica. 


318. 


Columbia. 




352. 


An island S. of Patago- 


319. 


New York, Rochester, 




nia. 




Brooklyn, Albany, 


Qti- 


353. 


England, Ireland, Scot- 




ca, Troy, Buffalo, 


Sy- 




land, Wales. 




racuse. 




3.54. 


Strait of Gibraltar. 


320. 


L. George. 




355. 


Kiolen. 


321. 


Delaware . 




856. 


Danube. 


332. 


0., Ind., 111. 




357. 


Himalaya. 


323. 


Lake Nicaragua. 




358. 


E. of Asia; islands. 


324. 


Cuba, Hayti, Jamaica, 


359. 


North. 




Porto Rico. 




360. 


W. of Africa, Atlantic 


325. 


Brazil, Venezuela, 


U. 




0., S. and E. Hemis- 




S. of Colombia, Ecua- 




pheres. 




dor, Peru, Bolivia, 


Ar- 


361. 


N. by Tropic of Capri- 




gentine Republic, Pat- 




corn, S. by Antarctic 




agonia. 






Circle. 


326. 


Venezuela. 




362. 


450 N. Latitude. 


327. 


Paraguay. 




363. 


N. America, Africa, 


328. 


Seine. 






Asia, Europe. 


329, 


Bay of Biscay. 




364. 


Sandwich. 


330. 


Caucasus. 




365. 


South America. 



KEY TO GEOGRAPHY. 



366. 


Gulf of California 




405. 


Austria. 


367. 


Superior, Michigan, 


406. 


St. George's. 




Huron, Ontario, 


Erie. 


407. 


Ganges River, Bay ol 


368. 


Missouri, Arkansas, 




Bengal. 




Red. 




408. 


South. 


369. 


Connecticut. 




409. 


By Behring's Strait. 


370. 


Housatonic. 




410. 


Western. 


371. 


Adirondack. 




411. 


Western. 


373. 


N. Y., Penn., 0.,Mich. | 


412. 


Mackenzie. 


373. 


S. C, Ga., Ala., ] 


^iss. 


413. 


Penobscot. 


374. 


Sacramento. 




414. 


47,000. 


375. 


Montreal. 




415. 


California. 


376. 


Ontario, Quebec. 




416. 


4,387,000. 


377. 


Ecuador. 




417. 


60. 


378. 


Brazil. 




418. 


Suffolk. 


379. 


North and Baltic. 




419. 


Missouri. 


380. 


Asia Minor. 




420. 


Springfield. 


381. 


Euphrates, Tigris. 




421. 


Ky., Tenn. 


382. 


Mts. of the Moon. 




422. 


Kansas. 


383. 


Africa. 




423. 


Platte River. 


384. 


Australia. 




424. 


Florida. 


385. 


Africa. 




425. 


Jamaica. 


386. 


Indian. 




426. 


Bolivia. 


387. 


Pacific, Atlantic, 


Indi- 


427. 


Magdalena. 




an. 




428. 


Black Sea. 


388. 


West. 




429. 


Bothnia. 


889. 


Borneo, Sumatra. 




430. 


North. 


390. 


Atlantic. 




431. 


Jordan. 


391. 


Southeast. 




432. 


Western. 


392. 


Springfield. 




433. 


South Pole. 


393. 


Oneida, Seneca, Cayn- 


434. 


South Frigid. 




ga. Canandaigua 


and 


435. 


Longitude. 




George. 




436. 


Nt)rth America. 


394. 


Pittsburg. 




437. 


Pacific, 


395. 


East Longitude. 




438. 


Indian. 


396. 


Montgomery. 




439. 


Hindoostan. 


397. 


Ga., Ala. 




440. 


Northwest. 


398. 


Saginaw. 




441. 


West. 


399. 


Superior. 




442. 


Colorado (now a state.) 


400 


Mississippi and 


Rio 


443. 


Nevada. 




Grande. 




444. 


Lake Huron. 


401. 


Rio Janeiro. 




445. 


Worcester. 


402 


Venezuela. 




446. 


Haniilton. 


403 


Sweden. 




447. 


Susquehanna. 


404 


Corsica, Sardinia, 
ly, Candia. 


Sici- 


448. 


North Carolina. 



THE regents' questions. 



449. Caribbean. 

450. Rio Janeiro. 

451. Chili. 
4.52. Venezuela. 

453. Ecuador. 

454. Pyrenees. 

455. Rliiue. 

456. Volga. 

457. Zones. 

458. Meridians'. 
459 Columbia. 

460. Yucatan, 

461. Connecticut. 
463. Green Mts. 

463. Merrimac. 

464. Adirondack. 

465. Shenandoah. 

466. Pittsburg. 

467. James. 

468. Lake Michigan. 

469. Cincinnati. 

470. Milwaukee. 

471. Colorado. 

472. St. Paul. 

473. Quebec. 

474. Venezuela. 

475. North. 

476. Christiania. 

477. Constantinople. 

478. Siberia. 

479. Atlas. 

480. Niger. 

481. South Frigid Zone. 

482. Latitude. 

483. Torrid. 

484. Northeast. 

485. Indian. 

486. Asia. 

487. New Brunswick. 

488. Adirondack. 

489. Savannah. 

490. Mississippi. 

491. Atlantic. 

492. Chili. 

493. Rio de la Plata. 



494. Buenos Ayres. 

495. North Sea. 

496. Austria. 

497. Turkey. 

498. Hindoostan. 

499. Caspian. 

.500. Yang-tse Kiang. 

501. Indian. 

502. Soutli America. 

503. Moon Mts. 

504. South Pole. 

510. New Hampshire. 
511-513. Ky., Tenn ,W. Va. 
514-516. Minn., Wis., Mich. 

517. Delaware River. 

518. Minn., La. 

519-520. 45" and 490 n. Lati- 
tude. 

531-522. Cuba, Hayti. 

523-524. Ecuador, Brazil. 

525. Chili. 

526-528. Spain, Italy, 
Orcccc 

529-532. England, Ireland, 
Scotland, Wales. 

533-535. Rhine, Rhone, Po. 

536-538. Rhine e. into North 
Sea; Rhone, into Med- 
iterranean ; Po, into 
Adriatic. 

539. Japan. 

540. Behring. 
.541-542. Nile, Niger. 

543. Red Sea. 

544. Morocco. 

545. Equator. 

546. 20° W. Longitude. 

547. Northern. 

548. Eastern, 

549-554. Asia, Africa, N. 

Am,, S. Am,, Oceanica, 

Europe. 
555-9, Pacific, Atlantic, In 

dian, Antarctic, Arctic 
560. No latitude. 



KEY TO GEOGRAPHY. 



561. 1100 W. Long. 

562. G. of Mexico. 

563. G. of CaUfornia. 
564-7. Superior, Michigan, 

Huron, Erie, Ontario. 
569-571. Florida, Yucatan, 

Cuba. 
572. Hudson's Bay. 
573-577. Mediterranean, 

Adriatic, Arcliipelago, 

Marmora, Black. 
578-581. Arabian Sea, G. of 

Aden, Bay of Bengal. 
582-584. Caspian, Aral, 

Dead. 

588. Those which have the 

same longitude. 

589. Those which have the 
same latitude. 

590. Indian. 

591. Behring Sea, Behring 
Strait. 

595. St. Lawrence. 

596. North by Mass., E. by 
R. I., S. by L. Island 
Sound, W. by N. Y, 

597-599. Bahamas, Carib- 
bee. Great Antilles. 

600-601. Kamtchatka Penin- 
sula and Iceland. 

602. Winter. 

603. White Sea. 

604-608. Carpathian, Cau- 
casus, Alps, Pyrenees, 
Kiolen. 

609-614. Sardinia, Corsica, 
Sicily, Candia, Cyprus, 
Majorca. 

615-618. Caspian, Black, 
Mediterranean, Red. 

619. Yano:-tse Kiang. 

620-623. Malaysia, Austra- 
lasia, Polynesia. 

623-624. Madagascar, sepa- 
rated from Africa by 
Mozambique Channel. 



625-626. 45" and 49" North. 

627. Genesee. 

628. Florida. 

629. 1593 miles, (a) 

630. Red River of the North. 

631. Ottawa. 

632. New Brunswick, Nova 
Scotia. 

633. South. 

634-635. 650 or 4,500 miles, 

nearly, (a) 
636-637. Alleghany and 

Rocky Mountains, 
638-639. Nile, N. E. 

640. N. Temperate. 

641. East of Asia. 
642-645. Kamtchatka, Ok- 
hotsk, Japan, Yellow. 

646. British Isles, British 
America, India, Aus- 
tralia, and other small- 
er possessions. 

647. Malta, Goza. 

648- 655. Thames River, 
North Sea. English 
Channel, Atlantic O., 
St. of Gibraltar, Med- 
iterranean Sea, Suez 
Canal, Red Sea, Indi- 
an O., Hoogly river. 

656-659. Russia, Prus s i a , 
Denmark, Sweden. 

660-664. Spain, France, It- 
aly, Turkey, Greece. 

667. They are. 

668. N. and S. Poles, 90o. ; 

669. About 693^. 

672. Greenwich or Wash- 
ington. 

673. 1800. 

674. No. 

675. At tlie equator. 

676. Nothing. 

677. By its latitude and lou' 
gitude. 



THE regents' questions. 



678. N. by Arctic O., E. by 
Europe and Africa, S. 
by Antarctic Ocean, W. 
by N. and S. America. 

679-6S2. Bermuda, Azores, 
Cape Verd, Canary. 

683. Greenland. 

684-688. Sandwich, Friend- 
ly, Society, Spice, Phil- 
ippine. 

689. Northeast. 

690-694. Narragansett, New 
York, Massachusetts, 
Delaware, Chesapeake. 

695. R. in N. New York, f. 
S., e. into N. Y. Bay. 

696. R. in Northern N. H., 
f. S., e. into L. Island 
Sound. 

697. R. in S. E. New York, 
f. S., e. into Delaware 
Bay. 

698-700. Orinoco, Amazon, 
La Plata. 

701. Guiana, Brazil, Uru- 
guay, Argentine Re- 
public, Patagonia. 

702. Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, 
Chili. 

703. Paraguay. 

704. Siberia, China, Persia, 
Turkey, Arabia, Hin- 
doostan. 

705. South. 

706. Southeast. 

707-709. Housatonic, Con- 
necticut, Thames. 
710-712. Hudson, Delaware, 
Susquehanna. 

713. Rio Grande. 

714. Mississippi. 

715. Lake Itasca. 

716. Gulf of Mexico. 

717. Wis., 111., Ky., Tenn., 
Miss. 



718. la.. Mo., Ark., Kansas 

La. (partly.) 

719. Columbia - 

720. Missouri. 

721. Superior, Huron, Erie, 
Ontario. 

722. Michigan. 

723. Rocky. 

724. N. N. W. and S. S. E. 

725. Alleghany. 

726. N. E. and S. W. 

727. New York. 

728. Quebec. 

729-733. L. Michigan, Hu- 
ron, Erie and Ontario ; 
St. Lawrence R. 

734. L. Michigan, Huron, 
Erie ; Erie Canal, and 
Hudson R. 

735. Aconcagua. 
735-738. U. S. of Colombia, 

Ecuador, Peru. 

739. Norway, Denmark, 
Prussia, France, Spain, 
Portugal . 

740. Spain, France, Italy, 
Turkey, Greece. 

741. N. by Atlantic and Arc- 
tic O., E. by Asia, S. 
by Asia and Mediterra- 
nean Sea, W. by Atlan- 
tic Ocean. 

742. Russian. 

743. N. by Europe and Arc- 
tic O.. E. by Pacific O., 
S. by Indian O., W. by 
Africa and Europe. 

744. Morocco, Algeria, Tu- 
nis, Tripoli, Egypt. 

745. Southern and Eastern, 

746. Northern and Westeni. 

761. 360«. 

762. 470. 

763. Bay of Fundy 

764. St. of Gibraltar. 



KEY TO GEOGRAPHY. 



765. 49» N. 

766. 450 N. 

767. River St. Clair. 

768. Sacramento. 

769. Sacramento River. 

770. Potomac River. 

771. Chesapeake Bay. 

772. The Ohio is formed from 
Alleg'hany and Monon- 
^ehala in Penn., f. S. 
W. into the Mississippi. 

773-775. Cuba, Hayti, Ja- 
maica. 

776. An island S. of Patago- 
nia. 

777. England, Wales, Scot- 
land. 

778. Adriatic. 

779. Kiolen. 

780. Danube. 

781. Himalaya. 
783. East of Asia. 

783. Consists of islands. 

784. Near Africa in the At- 
lantic Ocean. 

785. Rotation on its axis . 

789. Moscow. 

790. Because it is in higher 
latitude. 

794-795. Rocky and AUe- 
ghany . 

796-799. Alleghany, Blue 
Ridge, Cumberland, 
Adirondack. 

800-804. St. Paul in Minn., 
Dubuque in la., St. 
Louis in Mo., Memphis 
in Tenn., Vicksburg in 
Miss., New Orleans in 
Louisiana. 

805-811. Mississippi R., G. 
of Mexico, Atlantic O., 
St. of Gibraltar, Med- 
iterranean Sea, Archi- 
pelago, Sea of Marmo- 
ra. 



813-816. Delaware r. in S. 
East N. Y., f. S. into 
Delaware Bay ; Poto- 
mac r. in N. E. West 
Va., f. S. E. into Ches- 
apeake Bay ; James r. 
in Western part of Va. 
f. E. into Chesapeake 
Bay ; Cape Pear r. in 
N. part of N. C, f . S. 
E. into Atlantic ; San- 
tee r. in S. W. N. C, 
f, S. E. into Atlantic. 

816. Venezuela. 

818. Brazil. 

819. Bolivia or Paraguay. 

820. A peninsula N. of the 
Black Sea. 

821. Nile r. in the N. W. 
Ethiopa in Victoria Ny- 
anza Lake, f. N. into 
Mediterranean Sea. 

822. Pyrenees. 
833. Kiolen. 

824. Ural. 

825. N. by British A.. E. by 
Atlantic O., S. by G. 
of Mexico and Mexico, 
W. by the Pacific O. 

826. Lake Superior, Huron, 
Erie, Ontario, and R. 
St. Lawrence 

827. Me., N. H., Vt., Mass., 
Conn., R. I. 

828-836. N. Y., N. J., Del., 
Md., Va., N. and S. 
Carolina, Ga., Florida. 

837. California and Oregon. 

838. Alleghany. 

839. Atlantic Ocean. 

840. Mississippi and St.Law- 
rence R. 

841. Rocky Mts. and Andes. 

842. Mississippi R., Atlantic 
Ocean. 



THE regents' questions. 



843. Pacific O. 

844. Cascade Range. 
845-846. Sierra Nevada and 

Coast Mts. 

847. Ozark Mts. (Boston.) 

848. Russia, Germany, Aus- 
tria. Turkey. 

849. St. Petersburg, Berlin, 
Vienna, Constantino- 
ple. 

850. Russia and Turkey. 

851 . Algeria and Senegal. 
852-856. Atlantic O., Indian 

O., Red Sea, Suez Ca- 
nal, Mediterranean Sea. 

857. Twice. 

858-861. Verd, Good Hope, 
Guardafui, and Mada- 
gascar I. 

863. Meditei-ranean Sea. Su- 
ez Canal, Red Sea, St. 
of Babel Mandeb, Gulf 
of Aden, Indian O., Bay 
of Bengal, Hoogly R. 

863. Guardafui, Comorin. 

864. Ceylon. 

865. Atlantic and Pacific. 

866. N. Temperate, Torrid, 
S. Temperate. 

867. Africa. S. America. 

868. Borneo, Sumatra. 
869-871. Africa, Australia, 

S. America. 

872. 110« West. 

873-875. British America, 
United States, Mexico. 

876. Atlantic. 

877-881. Baffin Bay, Hud- 
son Bay, G. of St. Law- 
rence, Chesapeake Bay, 
Gulf of Mexico. 

882. Pacific. 

883. Alaska. 

884-885. Florida, Texas. 
886. Minnesota. 



887. St. Croix for St. John). 

888. Rio Grande. 

889. Toronto. 

890-897. Ky., Va., N. C, 
Ga., Ala., Miss., Ark., 
Mo. 

898-900. France, Spain, Por- 
tugal. 

901. Southwest. 

902. Oman. 

903. Turkish. 

904. Himalaya. 

905. Atlantic Ocean. 

906. Pacific Ocean. 

907. Indian Ocean. 

908. 90". 

909. Rocky Mts. 

910. Montreal. 

911-914. N. H., Vt., Mass., 
Conn. 

915. 400 N. Lat. 

916. 42" N. Lat. 

917-923. Mo., Kan., CoL, 
Utah, Nev., Cal. 

923. Eastern part of Cal., 
running N. and S. 

924. New Orleans. 
925-926. Florida and Yuca- 
tan. 

927. Caribbean. 
928 Tehuantepec. 
929-930. Brazil, Ecuador. 

931. Switzerland. 

932. Scandinavian. 

933. Jutland. 

934. Apennine. 

935. Tiber. 

936. Arabia. (A narrow 
strip along the coast 
called Hejaz belongs to 
Turkey.) 

937. Siberia. 

938. North Temperate. 

939. Gulf of Guinea. 

940. Madagascar 



KEY TO GEOGRAPHY. 



941. South-east. 
942-943. Torrid and South 
Temperate. 

944. British Empire. 

945. Delaware. 
946-947, Oregon and Cal. 
948-949. Kennebec and Pen- 
obscot. 

950. Merrimac. 

951. Nantucket I. 
952-953. Illinois, Lake 

Michigan. 

954-955. Ohio, Ohio Kiver. 

956-957. Missouri, Missis- 
sippi River. 

958-959. Montreal, Quebec. 

960-963. Gulf of Mexico, 
Caribbean Sea, Atlan- 
tic Ocean. 

963-964. Jamaica, Porto 
Rico. 



965-967. North Sea, Baltic 
Sea, Gulf of Finland. 

968-972. Atlantic Ocean, 
Mediterranean Sea, 
Archipelago, Sea of 
Marmora, Black Sea. 

973. Asia. 

974-975. Ural, Caucasus. 

976-977. Caspian Sea at the 
eastern end of Cau- 
casus Mts., Black Sea 
at the western, 

978. Yellow Sea. 

979. In the Atlantic Ocean, 
south-west of Spain 
and near the coast of 
Africa. 

980-981. Nubia, Abyssinia. 
983. Suez Canal. 

983. Africa. 

984. Cape Colony. 



*Authorities differ regarding the height of Popocatapetl 
and St. Elias, the difference arising from the absence of 
accurate measurements. We think the Regents allowed 
St. Elias, but its height has never been ascertained. 

(a) 639 and 635. A variety of answers must be allowed 
to these questions, rs authorities differ regarding the 
number of statute miles to a degree. Nt) great degree 
of accuracy could be expected when the word " about" 
is used in one question, and the figures are not accurately 
Biated in either. 



REGENT'S QUESTIONS, 

1866-1876. 



GRAMMAR. 



M^icaminaiion I. JVor, 7, ^866. 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. When are words said to be ^^ derivative^* and when 
^^ compound ? " Give examples of each. 

2. What classes of words are compared? Give ex- 
amples of the regular comparison of words both by pre- 
fixes and suffixes ; also, of irregular comparison, and of 
words of the same classes which do not admit of com- 
parison. 

3. What are the names of the different classes of 
pronouns ? 

4. What particular pronouns are varied in form to 
denote gender ? 

5. Write sentences m which the relatives wJio, wMch, 
what and that are properly used. 

6. What is meant by case in nouns and pronotms ? 



THE regents' questions. 



7. What properties (or modifications, attributes, &c.,) 
have verbs ? 

8. What is mood ? tense ? 

9. What moods cannot be nsed in interrogative sen- 
tences ? 

10. What tenses can be formed without auxiliaries ? 

11. Give the second person singular of the verb he in 
the several moods and tenses. 

12. What class of verbs admit of the passive form, and 
of which principal part and which auxiliary verb is this 
form coDStructed ? Give the first person singular passive 
of the verb see, in each of the moods and tenses. 

13. What are the principal parts of the following verbs : 
lay, lie, lead, m.ake, ride, see, swim, write? 

14. Of what does syntax treat ? 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

Answer each of the questions annexed to the following 
sentence : — 

"Of the committee who, in June, 1776, had been ap- 
pointed to prepare the plan, Samuel Adams alone re- 
mained a member ; and even he was absent when * * 
'articles of confederation and perpetual union' were 
adopted, to be submitted for approbation to the severa' 
States." — Bancroft's U. S. History, Vol. IX, page 436. 

15. Of how many propositions (or principal clauses) 
does the above sentence consist, and with what word doe» 
each proposition end ? 

16. Give the leading subject and predicate of each pro- 
position ? 

17. Designate the subordinate (or auxiliary') clauses (o* 
sentences), and the subject and predicate of each. 

18. Point out the several phrases, and the words whict 
they respectively modify. 

19. Mention all the connectives, and the words, phrases, 
&c., which they severally unite. 

20. What words, phrases, &c., perform an adjective and 
what an adverbial oflSce ? 



GRAMMAR. 99 



21. What kind of a noun is ^* committee?'^ "June?*^ 
" approbation ? " 

22. Are the following words respectively primitive or 
derivative: '^appointed," ^^ prepare" ^^ absent " ^^fif- 
teenth," ''articles," ''were," "States?" 

23. Parse, "who," "1776," "member," 'even," "were 
adopted," and " to be submitted " 

24. Giye the voice (or forni), mood, tense, person and 
number of "had been appointed" and "remained." 



^Examination II, Feb, 28, 7867* 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

"The best authors should be read by the student, that 
he may thus insensibly acquire a grace and refinement of 
expression which no arbitrary rules can give." 

25. Parse "best" in the above sentence. [In parsing 
any word, be careful to give a full statement of its pro- 
perties and relations, i. e., its etymology and syntax.'] 

26. Give the voice (or form'), mood, tense, person and 
number of "should be read." 

27. Decline "student." 

28. Parse "that." 

29. What auxiliary verbs are used in the above sen- 
tence? 

30. In what mood is "acquired." 

31. In what case is "refinement." 

32. Parse "which." 

33. Transpose each transitive (or active') clause into its 
equivalent passive form and vice versa, and write out the 
full sentence in this changed form. 

34. Into what simple sentences (or clauses) can the above 
sentence be separated ? 

35. Give the subject and predicate of each simple Ben- 
teuoe. 



100 THE regents' questions. 

36. Parse "thus.'' 

87. What parts of speech (or classes of words') are not 
contained in this sentence ? 

38. Parse "no." 

Pupils who have sufficient time may add a formal an- 
alysis of the above sentence, adopting any system with 
which they are familiar. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

39. Write the plural of wharf, axis, focus, cherubt 
phenomenon. 

40. What is the difference between an adjective and an 
adverb ? 

41. Write a sentence having for its predicate the passiue, 
potential, present, third, plural form of the verb see. 

42. Give a list of ten words commonly used as preposi- 
tions. 

43. What is the difference in the proper use of the rela- 
tives who, which and that ? 

44. Analyze the following sentence, according to any 

familiar system : — 

" The use of a good dictionary should be insisted upon 
in the i^reparation of such lessons as are learned from 
books." 

45. How may a declarative sentence be made interrog- 
ative ? 

46. In the sentence, "Our fathers, where are they?" 
parse "fathers.''' 

47. Why is the sentence "John ought to have went* 
incorrect ? 

48. In what respect is the sentence, 

" Whom do men say that I am," 
grammatically incorrect ? 

Pupils who have time, will please illustrate the answen 
to the second, fifth, sixth and seventh questions by appro- 
priate examples. 



GRAMMAR. 101 



£!xam,i9iation III, June 73, f867* 
(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

(1) "God made the country and man made the town. 

(2) What wonder then that health and yirtue, gifts 

(3) That can alone make sweet the bitter draught 
{*) That life holds out to all, should most abound 

(5) And least be threatened in the fields and groves ? 
(8) Possess ye, therefore, ye who, borne about 
C) In chariots and sedans, know no fatigue 
(8) But that of idleness, and taste no scenes 
(*) But such as art contrives, possess ye still 
(10) Tour element; there only can ye shine." 

— Cowper's Task. 

49. How many letters in the first line of the above ex- 
ercise are liquids? 

50. Write the words in the first five lines which contain 
diphthongs, enclosing each diphthong in a parenthesis. 

51. Which words in the sixth line are dissyllables ? 

52. Write the words in the exercise which are trisylla^ 
ties, and mark the accented syllable in each. 

53. Which line contains no noun ? 

54. What part or parts of speech (or classes of words) 
are not contained in the above exercise ? 

55. What irregular verbs occur in the exercise ? 

56. What passive participle (used only as such) ? 

57. What verbs in the exercise are in the indicative 
mood ? 

58. Wtat verbs in the potential mood? 

59. What verbs in the imperative mood ? 

60. What adjectives occur in the exercise ? 

61. Whsit personal pronouns ? 

62. What relative pronouns ? 

Pupils who have suflBcient time, are requested to ar- 
range all other words in the above exercise into columns, 
according to the parts of speech (or classes of words) to 
which they belong ; also to state how many, and what 
kind or kinds of feet are used in eaeh line. 



103 THE EEQENTS' QUESTIONS. 

Accuracy in either of these items may be counted as one 
correct answer. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

63. In the sentence, 

" God made the country and man made the town," 
what words, phrases or clauses does "and" connect? 

64. What is the leading subject of the following sen- 
tence : — 

(1) "What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts 

(2) That can alone make sweet the bitter draught 

(3) That life holds out to all, should most abound 

(4) And least be threatened in the fields and groves ? " 

65. What is the predicate of the same sentence ? 

66. Parse " that " in the first line. 

67. Parse 'Hhat" in the second line. 

68. Parse " that " in the third line. 

69. Parse ''"health''^ and ^^ virtue,'" and the verbs of 
which they are the joint subject. 

70. Parse " wonder " in the first line. 

71. Parse ^'■gifts''' in the first line. 

72. Parse " sweet" in the second line. 

Pupils who have time, will please give an analysis of 
the above sentence, " What wonder then," &c., according 
to any familiar system ; with one credit for accuracy in 
this particular. 



JSxamination IT, JVov. 7, f867» 
(1:30-3:30 P. m.) 

73. What is a si#x ." 

74. What is the primative of indescribable ? 

75. How are adjectives regularly compared? 

76 Compare the adjective whose superlative is last? 
77. What is the difference between an adjective and an 
adverb ? 



GEAMMAR. 103 



78. What are the different offices of that ? 

79. In the sentence, "J.nd is a conjunction," what part 
of speech is ' ' and ? " 

80. Change the sentence, ^^ Latin is taught by Professor 
Smith," into the corresponding active form. 

81. Make the same sentence both active and interroga- 
tive. 

83. What part or parts of speech do not occur in the 
following sentence : — 
"Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth unseen, 
Both when we wake and when we sleep." 

83. Parse "&oi7i" in the above couplet. 

84. Correct "I done as well as I could," and give the 
reason for the correction. 

85. Correct "set down and rest," and give the reason 
for the correction. 

86. Why is the sentence, "John ought to have went," 
incorrect ? 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

"How gloriously, and yet how differently, has the Au- 
thor of Nature lighted up the day by the resplendent sun, 
and the night by the moon and the starry host." 

87. What is the grammatical subject of the above sen 
tence ? 

88. What is the grammatical predicate ? 

89. Parse the gram,, subject. 

90. Parse the gram, predicate. 

91. What is the modified or logical predicate of the above 
Bentence ? 

93. Parse ^^ differently.^^ 

Correct each of the following sentences, and give the 
reason for the correction : — 

93. "Either ability or inclination were wanting." 

94. "If I was a teacher I should give shorter lessons.'* 

95. "We hoped to have heard from you before this." 

96. " He has waxen all the threads." 



104 THE HEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

^ccaminaHon T, I^eb, 20, 7868, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

97. Give the classifications of words according to their 
various offices in sentences. 

98. Write a sentence containing a compound word. 

99. Decline "ox" in both numbers. 

100. Give a numeral adjective of the ordinal kind. 

101. Write a sentence containing a collective noun and a 
transitive verb. 

102. Parse ^Hobe" in the sentence, "To be, contents 
his natural desire." 

103. What tenses are used in the potential mood ? 

104. Give the synopsis of the verb "&e" in the second 
person singular in all the tenses of the finite moods. 

Parse ^^what" in each of the following sentences : — 

105. What ! art thou still unsatisfied ? 

106. What art thou doing ? 

107. What we possessed was taken. 

Correct the following sentences, and give the reason for 
each correction : — 

108. "Trust not him whom you know is dishonest." 

109. " What signifies good opinions when our practicea 
is bad ? " 

110. "If we study we learn." 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

"When Boulton, the associate of the great Watt, showed 
his iron manufactory, he said, ' I sell here what all men 
are anxious to buy, Power.' " 

Parse each of the following words, giving for nouns, 
the class or kind, gender, person, number, case, agj-eement 
or government, and rule of syntax; for verbs, the prin- 
cipal parts, voice or form, mood, tense, person, number^ 
agreement, and rule of syntax : — 

111 ''Boulton;'' (112) ''showed;'' (113) "said;" (114) 
''sell;" (115) "bwy;" (116) "Power." 



GRAMMAR. 10£ 



117. Whai parts of speech, or classes of words, (if any,) 
are not found in the above exercise ? 

118. Separate the above exercise into the several simple 
sentences which it contains. 

119. Change ^^sell" to the passive form, and recon- 
struct the part of the exercise which follows *^said," to 
correspond in signification with this change of form. 

120. Analyze the whole exercise, according to any ap- 
proved system with which you are familiar. 



Examination YI, June 4, fS68» 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

(^) "It is enacted in the laws of Venice, — ■ 

(2) If it be proved against an alien, 

(3) That by direct or indirect attempts 

(4) He seeks the life of any citizen, 

(5) The party 'gainst the which he doth contrive, 
(^) Shall seize one-half his goods ; the other half 
{'') Comes to the privy coffer of the state ; 

(8) And the offender's life lies in the mercy 
(») Of the duke only, 'gainst all other voice. 
(10) In which predicament I say thou stand'st : 
(") For it appears by manifest proceeding, 

(12) That indirectly, and directly too — 

(13) Thou hast contrived against the very life 

(14) Of the defendant ; and thou hast incurred 

(15) The danger formerly by me rehearsed. 

(ifi) Down, ti5erefore, and beg mercy of the duke. 

— Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene 1. 

121. What parts of speech (or classes of words) are 
contained in the above exercise ? 

122. Are there any proper, collective, abstract or verhcd 
nouns in the exercise ? If so, make a list of them. 

123. What words in the possessive case ? 

124. Which line contains a noun ? 

125. Which lines no pronoun, (expressed or under* 
stood ?) 



10ft THE regents' questions. 

126. Which line contains but two different parts ol 
speech ; and what are those parts of speech ? 

127. Compare an adjective in the exercise that admita 
of comparison. 

128. Which lines of the exercise contain no finite verb ? 

129. Which lines have finite passive verbs ; and what 
are those verbs ? 

130. Make a list of the different prepositions in the 
exercise. 

131. Make a list of the adverbs, and the conjunctions, 
separately. 

132. What following parts of the exercise does "i<" in 
the first line stand for, or represent ? 

133. What does ''it " in the second line represent ? 

134. What participle (used as such) in this exercise ? 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

135. In the clause, ''If it he proved against an alien,^* 
&c., in what mood is the verb, and why ? 

136. Parse "only" in the phrase, " Of the duke only.** 

137. What is the principal or leading clause in the sen- 
tence, "In which predicament I say thou stand'' st." 

138. Parse "which" in the same sentence. 

139. Give the principal parts of "say" and " stand' st.** 

140. Parse the verb in "Thou hast incurred the danger^''* 
giving the voice (or form) mood, tense, person, numbei 
subject, and rule of syntax. 

141. Change the quotation in question number 140 to 
the passive form. 

142. Parse "down" in the sentence, "Down, therefore^ 
and heg mercy of the duke," giving particulars required in 
question number 140. 

143. In what case is "mercy," and why? 

144. Parse "therefore." 



GRAMMAR. 107 



Examination Til. JVov. 72, 7868, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

145. What are the plurals of radius, •parenthesis, phc 
nomenon, hrotTier-in-law ? 

146. Compare had, beautiful, money, many. 

147. What classes of words (or parts of speech) are used 
to modify or limit other words in sentences .'' 

148. Write a sentence containing which in the plural 
number, nominative case. 

149. Write sentences in which the relatives who, which 
what and that are properly used. 

150. Parse ^''whaV in the sentence, This is precisely 
what was necessary. 

151. Give a list of all the moods and tenses used in con- 
jugating verbs. 

152. Give the second person, singular, passive of the 
verb teach, in each tense of the indicative mood. 

153. What tenses, of what moods, can be formed with- 
out auxiliaries ? 

154. What are the principal parts of the verbs make, 
ride, sit, write? 

Correct the following sentences : — 

155. I expected to have found him at home. 

156. The letter from, which the extract is taken, and came 
by m.ail, is lost. 

157. Give examples of adverbs of time, place, negation 
and interrogation. 

158. Give four words commonly used as interjections. 

(3:30-4:30 p. M.) 

159. Write a sentence to illustrate the following rule of 

syntax: — 

Two or more singular subjects taken separately require 
the verb to be singular. 

160. What is the rule of syntax for the italicised word 
in the sentence, Did you see him strike the boy ? 



108 THE regents' questions. 

161. Correct the four following sentences : — 
Let each love others better than themselves. 

It was not me who took it. 

Wisdom and not wealth procure esteem. 

A nail well drove will support a great weight. 

"To him who curbs desire within the bounds of *tha 
enough,' 
The wildest blasts that heave the sea awake no fear of 
wreck." 

In the foregoing sentence parse — 

162. The subject of the principal clause ; 

163. The predicate of the same clause ; 

164. The first word, "To ;" 

165. The last word of first line, ^^ enough." 

166. Change " T/ie wildest blasts that heave the sea awake 
no fear of wreck" to the equivalent passive /orm. 

167. Which words of the sentence are relatives? 

168. Analyze the sentence according to any system with 
which yon are familiar. 



Bxaminati07i Till, I^eb, 18, f869, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

169. Write a ^ -'oper noun ; a common noun ; a collective 
noun ; and an abstract noun. 

170. Give the possessive plural form of m,otto, lady, thou 
and man. 

171. Write a sentence containing an active transitive 
verb, and change the same into the corresponding passive 
form. 

172. Give a synapsis of the verb teach in the first per- 
son, singular, active and passive. 

173. How do you distinguish adjectives from adverbs ? 

174. Write an ordinal adverb ; an adverb of manner ; 
an adverb of degree ; and a copulative conjunction. 



GRAMMAR. lOS 



175. Give the correlatives of lad, empress, czar and 
Francis. [A masculine noun and its corresponding 
feminine are called correlative nouns.] 

176. Correct the following in regard to capitals and 

punctuation : — 

mister smith, will you please Excuse my son John nest 
friday at 10 o'clock T Jenkins 

177. Write four sentences : the first to contain who, in 
the second person, plural number; the second, which, 
singular number, objective case ; the third, whom, mas- 
culine gender; the fourth, that, second person, singular 
number. 

178. Correct the following sentences : — 

He hadn't ought to have done it. 

I do not know who she went with. 

No country will allow of such a practice. 

It loas not me who took it. 

179. Define the grammatical terms, subject, predicate, 
mood, syntax. 

180. Compare all the words in the following couplet 

which admit of comparison : — 

How far that little candle throws his beams ! 
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. 

181. What classes of verbs take the same case after as 
before them ? 

183. Give an example to illustrate the last preceding 
question. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

(^) So live, that when thy summons comes to join 

(2) The innumerable caravan, that moves 

(3) To that mysterious realm, where each shall take 
(*) His chamber in the silent halls of death, 

(s) Thou go not like the quarry-slave at night, 

(«) Scourged to his dungeon ; but, sustained and soothed 

('■) By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, 

(8) Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch 

(9) About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 

183. Parse the predicate of the principal or leading 
clause. 



no THE EEQENTS' QUFSTIONS. 

184. Upon what does the infinitive "<o join" depend; 
or, if you regard "to" as a preposition, what does it 
connect ? 

x85. Give the toice (or fornx), viood^ tense and subject of 
each verb in the second, third, fifth and seventh lines. 

186. What conjunctions occur in the exercise, and what 
do they respectively connect ? 

187. Parse '■'■that'''' wherever it occurs in the exercise. 

188. Parse '■''quarry-slave," ^'■sustained" '^one" and 
"to" (in the last line.) 

189. What are the principal parts of "toA;e," "fifo," 
^* soothed" and ^^lies?" 

190. Make a list of all the nouns in the exercise. 

191. What is the primitive of ^^unfaltering?" 

192. Analyze the clause from "&wr' to ^^ dreams," in 
elusive. 



Mxami7iation IX. JTune, 70, 7869, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

"If we compare our En2;lish literature to a beautiful 
jDjarden, where Milton lifts his head to heaven in the spot- 
less chalice of the tall white lily, and Shakspeare scatters 
his dramas around him in beds of fragrant roses, blushing 
with a thousand various shades. — some stained to the core 
as if witli blood, others unfolding their fair pink petals 
witli a lovely smile to the summer sun, — what shall we 
find in shrub or fio'^er so like the timid, shrinking spirit 
of William Cowper as that delicate sensitive-plant, whose 
leaves, folding up at the slightest touch, cannot bear even 
the brighter rays of the chei'ishing sun ? " 

193. Might the former and latter parts of the above ex- 
ercise be mutually transposed without materially affect- 
ing the sense ? and if so, state with what word such latter 
part begins. 

194. Make a list of all the verbs in the exercise, includ- 
ing participles. 



GRAMMAR. Ill 



195. Which of these is the leading or principal verb ? 

196. Give the principal parts of this leading or priu- 
cipal verb. 

197. Make a list of all the participles, (not including 
those used as parts of the finite verbs referred to in ques- 
tion 194.) 

198. Make a list of the several verbs from which these 
participles are derived. 

199. Which of these participles are active and which are 
passive ? 

200. Mention all the proper nouns in the exercise. 

201. Mention any compound nouns which occur therein. 

202. In what mood is " compare ? " 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

203. Make a list of such words in the above exercise 
as are used adjeotively. 

204. Which of the words included in the answer to 
question 193 are participial adjectives ? 

205. What part of speech (or kind of word) is ^^what ? ' 

206. In what case is the same ^'what," and why ? 

207. In what case is ^^ spirit," (second line.') 

208. What part of speech (or kind of word) is " wp ?" 

209. In what mood is the last verb of the exercise ? 

210. In what mood and tense is the first verb ? 

211. In what case is " sensitive-plant ?" 

212. Select from the exercise three adjectives represent- 
ing each of the different degrees of comparison. 

213. Parse "toTiose." 

214. Parse the leading or principal subject of the 
exercise, accoi'ding to any method with which j'oa are 
familiar. 

215. Give an analysis or diagram. 

216. Does the clause (beginning with "Jf" and ending 
with "sun") make complete sense taken by itself ? 



112 THE regents' questions. 

Examination X, JVbr, //, 7869, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

217. What parts of speech (or classes of words) have 
cases ? 

218. What parts of speech (or classes of words) admit 
of compai^ison? 

219. How do adjectives of more than two syllables gen- 
erally form their comparative and superlative degrees ? 

220. Correct, " The pleasures of the mind are more 
preferable than those of the body. 

221. What is the subjunctive mood used to express ? 

222. Why is it called the ^^subjunctive" mood ? 

223. What tense would be used in speaking of an event 
which occurred during the past year, and without refer- 
ence to any other date or event? 

224. What class of verbs has no passive voice (or form) ? 

225. Construct a sentence having a verb in the potential 
mood. 

226. Correct, ^^Iwillbe drowned; nobody shall help me !" 

227. Complete this sentence by supplying verbs in the 

infinitive mood, '■'■ Grammar professes us 

correctly.'''' 

228. What rule of syntax is disregarded in the follow- 
ing sentence: — 

'■^ The account., or journal, which was written by Ma- 
gellan, and which seems to have been in existence as late 
as 1783, a7-e lost." 

229. Conjugate the verb ^^learn," in the active, indica- 
tive, pluperfect (or prior past). 

230. Conjugate the verb "seeA;," in the passive, sub- 
junctive, present. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

(1) Sir Isaac Newton drew close to the grate in which 

a fire had just been kindled. 
(9) By and by it grew very hot. 



GRAMMAR. 113 



CO He rang the bell. 
{*) The servant came. 

(5) "Take away the grate," said the philosopher, "be- 
fore I am burned to death." 

(6) "Had you not better draw back your chair, sir?" 
said John, waggishly. 

C) "Upon my word," said Sir Isaac, laughing, "I had 
not thought of that." 

231. Which sentence (if any) of the foregoing exercise 
contains no noun ? 

232. What sentences (or classes of sentences) in the 
exercise are not declarative.^ 

233. If not declarative, what are they respectively ? 

234. What is the subject of the principal clause of the 
fifth sentence ? 

235. What are the subjects of the other clauses of the 
fifth sentence ? 

236. Give the principal parts of ^^dr^w,^^ ^^ kindled,* 
^^grew,^'' ^'rang." 

237. What four other irregular verbs in the exercise ? 

238. Which verbs of the exercise are in the passive voice 
(or form) ? 

239. Give the voice (or form), tnood, tense, person, 
number and subject of the last verb of the exercise. 

240. Parse one at least of the four following italicised 
words, taking 5'our choice : "?iad" and ^^draw," (sixth 
Bentence;) ^^upon," giving antecedent terms of relation, 
and ^^that,'' (seventh sentence.) 



^Examination XI. F'eb. 77, 7870. 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

M) K. Henry. "Therefore, my lords, omit no happy horn 

(2) That may give furtherance to our expedition : 

(3) For we have now no thought in us but France, 
(^) Save those to God, that run before our business. 
(5) Therefore, let our proportions for these wars 

(«) Be soon collected ; and all things thought upon 



114 THE regents' questions. 

(') That may, with reasonable swiftness, add 
(8) More feathers to our wings ; for, God before 
(») We '11 chide this dauphin at his father's door. 
(1") Therefore, let every man now task his thought, 
(11) That this fair action may on foot be brough"t." 

— Shakspear's King Henry F., end of Act 1. 

241. Make a list of all the parts of speech (or classes of 
words) represented in the above exercise. 

242. Make a list of all the parts of speech (if any) not 
BO represented 

Give the part of speech of each of the following 
words: — 

243. "5w<," (third line;) "saw, "(fourth line;) ''thought,'* 
(third line;) ''thought," (sixth line.) 

244. " That,'^ (second, fourth, seventh and eleventh 
lines, respectively.) 

245. Make a list of all the moods represented in the 
exercise. 

246. Give an example, from the exercise, of a verb in 
each mood so represented. 

247. Parse "^/imgrs," (sixth line.) 

248. Parse "&e/ore," (fourth line.) 

249. Parse "before" (eighth line.) 

250. Parse "chide," (ninth line,) g;i\'mgp7'incipal parts, 
voice (or form,') m.ood, tense, person, number, subject and 
rule of syntax. 

251. In what case is each proper noun in the exercise ? 

252. To what does "those" (fourth line) refer.? 

253. Parse "furtherance," (second line.) 

254. Parse "brought," (eleventh line,) as required in 
question 250. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

255. What is a sentence ? 

256. What are the essential parts (or elements) of sen- 
lences ? 

257. How are sentences classified in regard to form>f 



GRAMMAR. lit 



258. Give an example of a sentence in each of the 
varieties of form referred to in question 257. 

259. Decline each of the personal pronouns. 

260. Conjugate the verb "6e," in all the tenses, persons 
and numbers of the indicative mood. 

261. Conjugate the verb "Arnowj," in all the tenses, 
persons and numbers of the potential mood. 

262. What is syntax ? 

263. Change the following sentence into the equivalent 
passive form : — 

"Them that honor me, I will honor." 

264. Change into the equivalent active form : — 

"He was admitted into this institution by some gentle- 
men who had been his father's friends." 



£Jxamination XII, June 9, 7870, 

(1:30-3:00 p. M.) 

) 1. "The common belief that the scales of the crocodile 

2) will stop a bullet is very erroneous. 2. If a rifle is 

3) loaded with the moderate charge of two and a half 

4) drachms, it will throw an ounce ball through the 
,5) scales of the hardest portion of the back ; but were 
;«) the scales struck obliquely, the bullet might possibly 
'') glance from the surface, as in like manner it would 

8) ricochet (rebound) from the surface of the water. 3. 

9) The crocodile is so difficult to kill outright, that peo- 
") pie are apt to imagine that the scales 'have resisted 
') their bullets. 4. The only shots that will produce 

) instant death are those that strike the brain or spine 
3) through the neck. ''—Baker's JSiile Sources ofAhyssiyiia. 

265. What is the grammatical subject of the first sen- 
tence of the exercise ? 

266. What is the logical subject (grammatical subject 
and its modifiers) of the same sentence ? 

267. What is the logical predicate of the first sentence ? 

268. Parse the grammatical subject, (question 265.) 

269. Parse "wZZ stop," (second line.) 



116 THE regents' questions. 

270. Parse "<7ia^," (first line.) 

271. Parse the first verb of the second sentence. 

272. Parse "f«," (fourth line.) 

273. Parse "^TiroMgrTi," (fourth line.) 

274. Parse the verb of the clause, '■^'but were the scale* 
struck obliquely,''' (fifth and sixth lines.) 

275. Is the first sentence of the exercise simple, com- 
pound or complex in its construction ? 

276. Find an infinitive verb in the exercise, and parse it. 

277. Find a relative pronoun, and parse it. 

278. What are the principal parts of ^Hhrow" (fourth 
line.) 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

279. Parse "dij^cwZ^," (ninth line.) 

280. Parse "oM^Hgr/if," (ninth line.) 

281. What part of speech (or class of words) is " apt,** 
(tenth line.) 

282. What part of speech is ^Hhat" in each of the four 
instances where it occurs in the ninth, tenth and eleventh 
lines? 

283. Change "iTie scales have resisted their bullets" into 
the corresponding passive form, using the same words 
and only such additional ones as may be necessary. 

284. Conjugate ^^ strike" in all the tenses, persons and 
numbers of the potential mood passive voice (or form). 

285. Change the latter sentence of the above exercise 
into the corresponding interrogative form, using precisely 
the same words, with only such change of arrangement 
as may be necessary. 

286. Whsit is the primitive of ^^ imagine." 

287. What noun in common use is derived from the 
same root as ^'im^agine? 

288. What word may be used instead of 'Uhat" in the 
last sentence, without changing the sense or construc- 
tion ? 



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Examination XIII, JVor. fO, 7870, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. "It was, as I haye said, a fine autumnal day, the 
sky was cleai' and serene, and nature wore that rich 
and golden livery which we always associate with the 
idea of abundance. 2. The forests had put on their 
sober brown and yellow, while some trees of the ten- 
derer kind had been nipped by the frosts into brilliant 
dyes of orange, purple and scarlet. 3. Streaming 
files of wild ducks began to make their appearance 
high in the air; the bark of the squirrel might be 
heard from the groves of beech and hickory nuts, and 
the pensive whistle of the quail at intervals from the 

(12) neighboring stubble-field. — Irving' s Legend of Sleepy 

(13) Hollow. 

289. Select from the exercise one example each of 
primitive, derivative, simple and compound words. 

290. Select also a word containing three different 
liquids. 

291. Give a specimen word in each of the degrees of 
comparison represented in the exercise. 

293. Is the first sentence (or period) simple or com- 
pound ; and declarative, imperative, interrogative or ex- 
clamatory ? 

293. Write the several independent propositions in- 
volved in the first sentence, placing each in a line by 
itself. 

294. "Which words of the third sentence (or period) are 
used as grammatical (or simple) subjects ? 

295. Which words of the same sentence are used as 
grammatical (or simple) predicates ? 

296. Parse the last grammatical subject of the exercise. 

297. Parse the last grammatical predicate of the ex- 
ercise. 

298. What passive verbs occur in the exercise ? 

299. Select from the exercise a verb in the infinitive 
mood, and parse it. 



1 18 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

300. What is the part of speech (or class of words) of 
each of the following : "J.s," (lirst line;) "on," (fourth 
line;) "j/eZZoio," (fifth line;) "MgrTi," (ninth line.) 

301. Parse the verb in the ninth line. 

303. Parse "af and ''from," (eleventh line.) 

(8:30-^:30 P. M.) 

Parse each of the following words, with special refer- 
ence to accuracy and completeness: — 

303. "i>a?/," (first line.) 

304. "iSerene," (second line.) 

305. "TTore," (second line.) 

306. " That," (second line.) 

307. ''Livery," (third line.) 

308. "B^McTi," (third line.) 

309. Change " which we always associate with the idea 
of abundance" to its equivalent as to meaning, but have 
the verb in the passive voice (or form.) 

310. Change "nature wore that rich and golden livery" 
to the corresponding interrogative form (as an independ- 
ent sentence.) 

311. Which tenses are represented in the several verbs 
of the above exercise ? 

312. Why is " associate" in a different tense from either 
of the other verbs of the sentence? Or, if unable to 
answer the last question, you may tell whether "have 
said" is transitive or intransitive; and why, giving ita 
object if it has one. 



:EJxamination XIY. J^eb. 23, f87f» 

(1:30-3:00 p. M.) 

(') "29. And the time drew.nigli that Israel must die ; and 

(2) he called his son Joseph, and said unto him. If now 

(3) I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy 



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(*) hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with 

(5) me ; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt : 

(6) "30. But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt 
C) carry me out of Ejrypt, and bury me in their burying- 
(®) place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 

(») "And he said. Swear unto me. And he sware unto 
(10) him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's 
(") head." — Genesis xlvii, verses 29S1. 

^^'All the questions refer to the above exercise. 

313. What different letters represent vowel (or vocal) 
sounds ? 

314. Write four of the words containing diphthongs (or 
digraphs.) 

315. What words of the 29th verse contain silent double' 
consonants ? 

Write a word (if any) belonging to each of the follow- 
ing classes, as indicated by italics, in questions 315 and 
820, inclusive: — 

316. Nouns: 

Common; proper; abstract; com,pound. 
Personal Pronouns : 

317. First Person: Sing, nom.; poss.; obj.; Plural. 
-i. ;•< d Person: " " " " " 

319. Third Person: " " " " « 

320. Relative Pronouns. 

321. Verbs : 

Indicative; subjunctive; potential; im,perafive, 

322. An adjective ; adverb ; preposition ; conjunction. 

323. What tenses occur in the 30th verse ? 

324. Write the principal parts of four of the irregular 
verbs, 

325. Write the first person singular of the verb ^' carry ^^ 
In each tense of the indicative mood. 

326. What are the differences between '^ swear ''^ and 
^^ sware" (swore,) (ninth line,) in rospect to principal 
parts, mood, tense and person ? 



120 THE regents' questions. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

327. "What words might be used instead of ^^that," 
(first line?) 

Parse the following words : — 

328. The last verb in the first line. 
339. The last verb in the second line. 

330. "fiand," (third line.) 

331. ''With,'' (fourth line.) 
333. " TJiee," (fifth line.) 

333. ''Bury," (fourth and fifth Unes.) 

334. '' Bed's," (tenth line.) 

335. Give the equivalent grammatical expression fof 
'HJie. bed's head?" 

336. What is the modified (or logical) subject of the sen- 
tence, ''the time drew nigh that Israel m,ust die ?" 

If any scholars have time to spare, they will please 
write out an analysis of the 29th verse, according to any 
eystem with which they are familiar. 



JB!xaniination XY. J'une, 8, 787^* 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1) 1. "Oliver Twist's ninth birthday found him a pale, 

2) thin child, somewhat diminutive in stature, and de- 

3) cidedly small in circumference. 2. But nature or 
■») inheritance had implanted a good sturdy spirit in 
s) Oliver's breast. 3. It had had plenty of room to ex- 
^) pand, thanks to the spare diet of the establishment ; 

7) and perhaps to this circumstance may be attributed 

8) his having any ninth birthday at all. 4. Be this as it 
») may, however, it was his ninth birthday ; and he was 

0) keeping it in the coal cellar with a select party of 

1) two other young gentlemen, who, after participating 
") with him in a sound threshing, had been locked up 
3) therein, for atrociously presuming to be hungry ! " — 
<) Dickens' Oliver Twist, Chap. II. 

337. Mention all the different parts of speech (or classeti 

of words) included in the first proposition or sentence. 



QRAMMAK. ISl 



338. Which are the fundamental or essential words ol 
the first sentence: i. e., the simple (or primary) subject^ 
predicate and object ? 

339. Which words of the first sentence are nouns in the 
objective case, and by what other word is each of these 
nouns governed ? 

340. Which words of the first sentence are adjectives, 
and to what substantive word does each of these adjec- 
tives belong ? 

341. Which words of the first sentence are adverbs, and 
what other words does each modify or limit ? 

343. W^hich words of the second sentence are conjunc- 
tions, and what particular woi-ds (or parts) of the exercise 
does each connect ? 

343. Give the subject, mood, tense, person and number 
of the verb in the second sentence. 

344. What does "i^' (fourth line) stand for or repre 
Bent ? 

345. Change the second sentence to its full equivalent 
as to meaning, but having the verb in the passive voice 
(or form,.) 

346. Change the phrase "in Oliver's breast" to its 
equivalent, having the proper name in a different case. 

347. What is the difference between the first and the 
second ^^had" in the fifth line of the exercise? 

348 Mention the numerical adjectives contained in the 
exercise, specifying each as cardinal or ordinal. 

349. What part of speech is ^^ perhaps," (seventh line?) 

350. What is the subj ect of * ' m,ay be attributed, " (seventh 
line ?) 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

Parse the following words contained in the above ex- 
ercise, beginning with the third sentence, fifth line : — 

351. " To," (seventh line.) 

352. "fiamnsr," (eighth line.) 



123 THE regents' questions. 

853. The finite verb in the seventh line. 

354. ''Birthday,'' (eighth line.) 

355. "^iWMa2/," (ninth line.) 

356. "TFTio," (eleventh line.) 

357. ''After,'' (eleventh line.) 

358. "Presuming," (thirteenth line.) 

359. "fiMngrr?/," (thirteenth line.) 

360. Any one of the verbs in the infinitive mood. 



Bxamination XYI, JVov, 9, /87f» 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. "Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of 
those naeans which the God of nature hath placed i'n our 
power. 2. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles 
alone. 3. There is a just God who will raise up friends 
to fight our battles for us. 4. If we were base enough to 
deserve it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. 
4. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. 5. 
Our chains are forged ; their clanking may be heard on 
the plains of Boston. 6. Is life so dear, or peace so sweet 
as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? 7. 
I know not what course others may take ; but as for me, 
give me liberty, or give me death ! " 

361. Make a list of all the nouns in the first sentence. 

362. Make a list of all the words used adjectively in the 
first sentence. 

363. Give the principal parts of all the verbs in the first 
and second sentences. 

864. Select from the above exercise a verb to represent 
each one of the different moods used in it, mentioning the 
mood of each one named. 

365. Make a list of the tenses in the indicative moody 
and then draw a line across the names of those not in 
this exercise. 

866. Make a list of aU the passive verbs in the exercise. 

867. Decline the personal pronoun of the first person. 



GRAMMAR. 12S 



and the personal pronoun of the third person, neuter 
gender ; then draw a line across each word of these lists 
that does not occur in the exercise. 

368. What part of speech (or kind of word) is ^^sir" in 
the first and second sentences ? 

369. Compare such adjectives of the first and fourth 
sentences as admit of comparison. 

370. "What is the difference, as to syntax, between the 
first and the second "^^' in the fourth sentence? 

371. What word is the subject of the fifth sentence? 

372. What is the predicate {gro.mmatical or unmodified) 
of the second sentence ? 

373. Give an example, from the exercise, of the follow- 
ing kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, im- 
perative. 

374. Change the sixth sentence so that the same thought 
may be expressed, but using verbs in the active voice (or 
form) only. 

The following question may be answered in the place 
of any one of the foregoing, if preferred : — 

What is the difference, as to syntax, between "me" and 
^' death" in the seventh sentence? 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

Parse the following words contained in the above ex- 
ercise : — 

375. The second verb of the first sentence. 

376. "TFMcTi," (first sentence.) 

377. The third verb of the first sentence. 

378. The last verb of the third sentence. 

379. ^^Unough," (fourth sentence.) 

380. ^'■Retreat,''' (fifth sentence.) 
881. '* Clanking,'" (sixth sentence.) 

382. The second verb of the sixth sentence. 

383. "WTia^," (seventh sentence.) 

384. The last verb of the seventh sentence. 



124 THE REGENTS QUESTIONS. 

Examination XTII. J^eb, 27 y ^872. 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. "A country schoolmaster had two pupils, to one of 
U'hom he was partial, and to the other severe. 2. One 
hioruing- it happened that these two boys were late, and 
wei'e called up to account for it. 3. 'You must have 
heard the bell, boys ; why did you not come ? ' 4. ' Please, 
sir,' said Tom, (the favorite.) 'I was dreaminj^ that I was 
going to Margate, and I thought the school-bell was the 
steamboat-bell.' 5. ' Vei-y well,' said the master, glad of 
any pretext to excuse his favorite. 6. 'And now, Bill, 
turning to the other, ' what have you to say ? ' 7. ' Please, 
sir,' said the puzzled boy, 'I — I — I was waiting to see 
Tom off.'" 

Parse the following words contained in the above ex- 
ercise : — 

385. The noun used as the subject of the first sentence. 

386. "TT/iom," (first sentence.) 

887. The first noun of the second sentence. 

388. The third verb of the second sentence. 

389. ^^ Account," (second sentence.) 

390. The first verb of the third sentence. 

391. '■'■Boys" (third sentence.) 

393. The second verb of the third sentence. 

393. '■'Steamboat-hell" (fourth sentence.) 

394. "(?Za(Z," (fifth sentence.) 

395. ''What," (sixth sentence.) 

396. ''Have" (sixth sentence.) 

397. The la^t word of the sixth sentence. 

398. "0^"," (seventh sentence.) 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

399. Give an example of an adjective derived from a 
proper noun. 

400. Into what three (or four) classes are words divided, 
as to the number of their syllables ? 

40 L. Give the first person plural of ''go" in all the 
tenses of the indicative mood. 



GSAMMAR. 125 



402. Give the passive, potential, pluperfect, third, sing- 
olar of ''^ examine. ^^ 

403. Give ten words commonly used as prepositions. 

404. What is the subject word of the sentence constitut- 
ing question 400 above ? 

405. Of what does syntax treat ? 

406. Write a sentence (or two sentences, if you prefer, ) 
in which the words "sef" and "sii5' are properly used. 

407. Correct, "If John had went to school, he would 
not now deserve punishment ; but he done as he pleased 
and must take the consequences." 

408. Give a reason for each correction of false syntax 
made in your answer to question 406. 

Scholars who have sufficient time may re-write the fol- 
lowing letter, with the needed corrections as to general 
arrangement, capitals and punctuation ; and the satisfac- 
tory execution of the whole, including penmanship, will 
be allowed as two correct answers : — 

baltimore feb 10 1872 dear father i have just returned 
from Washington where i spent two days very pleasantly 
i visited the capitol and saw mr browns cousin charles 
Bumner who is you know one of the senators from mas- 
sachusetts i also saw president grant and many other dis- 
tinguished men whom i have not time to mention is mother 
well what did John get from santa clause has maria 
finished arithmetic this is rough jDaper bad ink and o 
what a pen in haste good bye your affectionate son John 
kennedy. 



^Examination XYIII, Jime 6, 7&72. 

(3:30-4:30 p. M.) 

I. "As a man who was deeply involved in debt was 
walking in the street with a very melancholy air, one of 
his acquaintances asked him why he was so sorrowful. 

2. 'Alas ! ' said his friend, ' I am in a state of insolvency.' 

3. 'Well,' said his friend, 'if that is the case, it is not 
you, but your creditors, who ought to wear a woefo] 
countenance.' " 



136 THE EEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

Write each one of the following words, with its numbei 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter, the part of speech 
(or class of words) to which it belongs : — 

First sentence : (409) As ; {^10) who ; (411) deeply; (413) 
debt ; (413) in ; (414) air ; (415) one ; (416) acquaintances ; 
(417) asked ; (418) why ; (419) sorrowful. 

Second sentence : (430) JiZas ; (431) Tie; (433) am. 

Third sentence : (433)lFeZZ/ (434)«7ia«; (435) 6ui ; (436) 
your ; (437) ought ; (438) wear. 

Write each one of the following words with its number 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter the word (or words) 
to which it is related as a principal element, (subject, 
predicate or object,') — if this be the case, — or to which it 
belongs as an adjunct, if it have either adjective or ad- 
verbial force : — 

First sentence : (439) man ; (430) who ; (431) very ; (433) 
melancholy ; (433) asked ; (434) him ; (435) sorrowful. 

Second sentence : (436) he ; (437) state ; (438) insolvency. 

Third sentence : (439) said ; (440) his ; (441) that ; (443) 
case ; (443) not ; (444) creditors ; (445) ought ; (446) wear ; 
(447) woeful ; (448) countenance. 

Select from the first sentence a word in the (449) nomi- 
native case ; one in the (450) possessive case ; and one in 
the (451) objective case. [Number answers as before.] 

Mention the (453) Jirsf verb of the exercise, and give its 
(453) voice (or form), (454) m^ood, (455) tense, and (456) 
subject. 

Give the (457) first, (458) second, (459) third, and (460) 
fourth principal parts of the last verb of the exercise. 

Give the third person, singular number, of the first verb 
in the second sentence in each of the tenses of the indica- 
tive mood: i. e., (461) present ; (463) imperfect {or past); 
(463) future ; (464) perfect (or prior present); (465) pluper- 
fect (or prior past); (466) future perfect. 

Give the (467) comparative, and the (468) superlative 
forms of the last adjective of the exercise. 



GRAMMAS. 12"} 



(3:30^:30 P. M.) 

469. What word of the exercise has no syntax^ (or 
grammatical relation to other words ?) 

470. Select from the exercise an example of a simple 
sentence (or independent proposition.) 

471. Is the first sentence simple or compound, or com- 
plex in its construction ? 

472. Answer the same question (471) with reference to 
the second sentence. 

473. What is the grainm,atical subject of the principal 
(or independent) clause of the third sentence ? 

474. Change ^^ was walking'^ to the form of the plu- 
perfect (or prior past) tense of the same mood. 

475. Change the verb of the expression ^^was deeply 
involved " to the potential mood, perfect (ov-prior present) 
tense of the same voice (or form,.) 

476. Change " one of his acquaintances asked him, " to 
its equivalent, having the verb in the passive form,. 

477. Change " if that is the case " so that the verb shall 
be subjunctive in form. 

478. In what number is ^^who," (third sentence ?) 

479. In what words was the question referred to in the 
first sentence put by the asker (or speaker ?) 

480. What words does ^^with " in the first sentence con- 
nect or show the relation between ? 

481. What interrogative word occurs in the first sen- 
tence ? 

482. What kind of a conjunction is " but ? " 

483. In what case is the word ^^case," (third sentence ?) 

484. In what tense is " ought," (third sentence ?) 

485. In what case is ^^countenance," (third sentence ?) 

486. What word (potential mood sign) might be substi- 
tuted for '^ ought to," (third sentence?) 

487. Of what word is " xooeful " compounded ? 

488. Which one of the five permanent vowels does not 
occur in ^'■countenance?" 



128 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

JSxamination XIX. JVov, 7, 7872. 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. "Sing tome, dearest nightingale," said a shepherd to 
the silent songstress, one beautiful spring evening. 

2. "Alas!" said the nightingale, "the frogs make so 
much noise that I have no inclination to sing. Do you 
not hear them ? " 

3. "Undoubtedly I hear them," replied the shepherd, 
"but it is owine- to your silence." 

Write each one of the following words, with its number 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter the •pari of speech 
(or class of words) to which it belongs : — 

First paragraph : (489) Sing ; (490) to ; (491) me ; (492) 
dearest ; (493) nighiingale ; (494) spring. 

Second paragraph : (495) Alas ; (496) so ; (497) that ; 
(498) no. 

Third paragraph : (499) Owing. 

Write each of the following words, with its number 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter describe it as the 
subject, predicate, object, adjective-adjunct (or modijier,) 
or adverbial-adjunct, — as the case may be, — of the word 
to which it is syntactically related : — 

First paragraph: (500) Sing; (501) said; (502) silent; 
(503) songstress ; (504) one ; (505) evening. 

Second paragraph : (506) Noise; {507} inclination ; (508) 
sing. 

Third paragraph : (509) Owing ; (510) silence. 

Select from the third paragraph a w^ord in the (511) 
nominative, one in the (512) possessive, and one in the 
(513) objective case. 

Mention the (514) second verb of the second paragraph ; 
and give its (515) voice (or form;) (516) m,ood; (517) 
tense; and (518; subject ; also the (5\S) first, (520) second, 
and (521) third principal parts of the same verb. 

Change ^^ frogs m.ake" to each corresponding tense- 
form of the indicative and potential moods, viz: (533) 



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Indicative imperfect (or past ;) (533) future ; (524) perfect 
(or prior present ;} (52o) pluperfect {or prior past ;) (526) 
future perfect; (527) potential present ; (528) imperfect 
{or past;) {529) perfect {or prior present ;) {5'BO) pluperfect 
(or prior past.) 

Give the (531) positive and (532) comparative forms of 
the first adjectives ; also the (533) com,paraiive and (534) 
superlative of the last adjective in tlie first paragraph that 
admits of comparison. 

Select from the exercise a personal pronoun of each of 
the following forms : (535) First person, singular numher, 
nominative case; (5Z6) first, singular, objective; (537) second 
person, singular, nominative ; (538) second person, singu- 
lar, possessive ; (589) third person, singular, nominative ; 
(540) third person, plural, objective. 

Give the word which each prepositional phrase (or ad- 
junct modifies : — 

First paragraph : (541) ; (542) ; (543) 

{preposition understood.) 

Second paragraph : (544) {infinitive.) 

Third paragraph : (545) — . 

(3:30^:30 P. M.) 

Mention two of the prepositional phrases that are used 
adjectively : (546) ; (547) ; and two used ad- 
verbially : (548) ; (549) , in this exercise. 

550. Change ^^ shepherd''' to the corresponding word 
denoting the feminine gender. 

551. What is the grammatical gender of ^^ nightingale;^ 
and (552) why ? 

553. What word of the exercise has no syntax or gram- 
matical relation to other words .? 

554. What noun of the first paragraph is independent, aa 
to case ? 

555. Is the first paragraph a simple, or a compound, oi 
a complex sentence ? 



130 THE EEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

556. Answer the same question for the second para- 
graph, first sentence ; and (557) second sentence ; and for 
the (558) third paragraph. 

559. Change '"Do you hear them ? " to the correspond- 
ing declarative form. 

560. Change ^'the frogs make so much noise ^^ to the 
equivalent expression, having the verb in the passive voice 
(or form,.) 

561. From what primitive word is ^^ owing" derived? 

562. Why is not '^ owing" spelled oioeingr .'' 

563. Give the prefix, and each suffix (or affix) (564, 565) 
of ^* undoubtedly." 

566. What is the subject of the principal (or independent) 
clause of the third paragraph ? 

567. What is the subject of each subordinate (or depend- 
ent) clause of the third paragraph ? 

568. What substantive word, or expression, does the 
pronoun "i^' stand for in the third paragraph ? 



Examination XX, J^ed. 27, 787S, 

(1:30-S;00 P. M.) 

») A wasp met a bee that was just buzzing by, 

2) And he said, "Dear cousin, can you tell me why 

3) You are loved so much better by people than 1 ? 

*) Why, my back is as bright and as yellow as gold, 
6) And my shape is most elegant, too, to behold ; 
«) Yet nobody likes me for that, I am told ! " 

"<) Says the bee, " My dear cousin, it 's all very true ; 
*) But, then, they would love me no better than you, 
*) If I were but half as much mischief to do ! " 

Select from the exercise an example of each of the 
following classes of words : — 

First line : (569) Noun ; (570) verb, irregular ; (571) verb, 
progressive form, ; (572) adverb. 



GRAMMAR. 13] 



Second line : (5T3) Pronoun, second person ; (574) pro- 
noun, objective case; (575) adjective; (576) conjunction, 
copulative. 

Third line : (577) Verh, passive ; (578) preposition. 

Write each one of the following words, and the part 
of speech (or class of words) to which it belongs : — 

First line: (579) That; {m)hy. 

Second line: {^\)Why, 

Third Une: {h^2) Better. 

Sixth line: {^^) No'body ; (584:) that. 

Seventh line: (585) ^ZZ. 

Eighth line : (586) Than. 

Ninth line : (587) But ; (588) half; (589) much. 

Give the four principal parts : i. e , first, indicative 
present ; second, indicative imperfect, past or present 
third, participle, present or imperfect ; fourth, participle, 
pel feet or past, of each of the following verbs : — 

First line: Jie^;(590) ; (591) ; (592) 

(593) 



Third line: Js; (594) ; (595) ; (596)- 

(597J — . 

Sixth line : Told ; (598) ; (599) ; (600) 

(601) . 

Write each of the following words, and describe it as 
subject, predicate, object, or modifier, of the word to which 
It syntactically belongs, giving that word : — 

First line : (602) Wasp ; (603) hee ; (604) that. 

Second line : (605) Tou ; (606) me. 

Third line : (607) Better ; (608) 1. 

Fourth line : (609) Yellow ; (610) gold. 

Fifth line : (611) Elegant. 

Sixth line: (612) That. 

Seventh line: (613) ^ee. 

Ninth line : (614) Mischief 

Mention four prepositional (including infinitive) phrases 



132 THE regents' questions. 

nsed adverbially in the exercise : (615) ; (616) ; 

(617) ; (618) . 

Change "J. wasp met a iee" to each of the other cor- 
responding tense forms of the indicative mood, viz : (619) 

Present ; {^2Q) perfect, or prior present ; (621) 

pluperfect, ox prior past ; {Q22) future ; (623) 

future perfect . 

(3:30^:30 P. M.) 

624. Change " ?oas buzzm^r " to the corresponding sim- 
ple form. 

625. Change ^''can you tell me" to the corresponding 
declarative form. 

626-627. Change the third line to the equivalent expres- 
sion, having the verb in the active voice (or form,.) 

628. What would be the corresponding active form of 
**I am told" in the sixth line? 

629. What transtive verb occurs in the ninth line ? 

630. What is the corresponding passive form of "to 
behold " in the fifth line ? 

Select from the exercise a verb belonging to each of the 
following classes : (Q31) Subjunctive mood ; {G32) potential, 
present ; (633) potential, imperfect, or past ; (634) infini- 
tive. 

635. What is the /JOSiiw'e form of the word '■^better''' in 
the third and eighth lines .' 

636. Is the first line, as a sentence, simple or compound, 
or complex ? 

637. Select from the exercise a simple sentence (or clause) 
containing a transitive verb. 

638. To what other word is ''but" in the ninth line 
equivalent? 

639. What other form of expression may be substituted 
in the ninth line for ''If I were to do ? " 

Mention the different punctu'ation marks that occur in 

the exercise: (640) ; (641) ; (642) ; 

(643) ; (644) . 



GBAMMAR. 133 



645. What are the marks " " called, and (646) what do 
they denote ? 

647. What is the mark in ifs called, and (648) what does 
it denote ? 



^Jxamiiiation XXZ, J^une, 6, 787 S, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

(1) "Will you give my kite a lift ? " said my little nephew 

(2) to his sister, after trying in vain to make it ily by 

(3) dragging it along the ground. Lucy very kindly took 

(4) it vip and threw it into the air; but her brother, 
(s) neglecting to run off at the same moment, the kite 
(") fell down again. 

(7) "Ah! now, how awkward you are!" said the little 

(8) fellow. 

(») "It was your fault entirely," answered his sister. 
(10 j " Xry again, children, " said I. ' ' There is an old proverb 

(11) which says, 'Perseverance conquers all things.'" — 

(12) Charlotte Elizabeth. 

Select from the exercise : — 

First line : A word used as (649) subject ; (650) object, 
direct; {%h\) verb, principal ; (653) t'er&, auxiliary. 

Second line : (653) A dissyllable ; (654) a derivative word. 

Third line: (655) A. word containing a diphthong; an 
(656) adverb of manner, and of (657) degree, or quantity. 

Write each (nie of the following words and the part of 
speech (or class of words) to which it belongs, as here 
used : — 

First line: {Q^8) Lift; (659) little. 

Second line: (660) After; (661) trying; (663) make; 
{mS)fly. 

Third line: (664:) Along. 

Fourth line: (66^) But. 

Fifth line : (666) Of. 

Sixth line: (667) Down. 

Seventh line: (668) Ah! (669) awkward. 



134 THE REGEKTS' QUESTIONS. 

Give the four principal parts (includiug the participle in 
ing) of each of the irregular verbs in 

Third line: (670) ; (671) ; (673) ; (673) . 

Fourth line : (674) ; (675) ; (676) ; (677) . 

Seventh line: (678) : (679) ; (680) ; (681) ; 

(683) ; (683) ; (684) ; (685) . 

Write each of the following words, and describe it as 
subject, nominative, predicate, object, adjective modijier, 
adverbial modifier, or attribute, of the word (expressed or 
understood) to which it is syntactically related, giving 
that word : — 

Eleventh line : (686) Perseverance ; (687) conquers ; (688) 
all; (689) things. 

Tenth and eleventh lines : (690) Proverb; (691) I; (692) 
an ; (693) which. 

Ninth and Tenth lines : (694) Tiy; (695)/awZ<. 

Second line : (696) Tryi7ig ; (697) make. 

698. Which noun in the exercise has no syntactical re- 
lation to other words ? 

Change "^Tie kite fell down " to each of the other tense 
forms of the indicative mood, prefixing to each form the 

name of the tense : (699) ; (700) ; (701) ; (702) 

; (703) . 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

Compare " little " in the first line : (704) ; (705) ; 

(706) . 

What would be the corresponding (707) declarati?je and 
(708) imperative forms of '■'■Will you give my kite a lift ? " 

709. What derivative of ^'■vain" might be substituted 
for "in vain" in the second line ? 

Mention each infinitive verb in the exercise : (710) ; 

(711) ; (713) . 

713. What noun does the first "m?/" in the first line 
represent ? 

714. Answer the same question in regard to the second 
" my " in the first line. 



GKAMMAB. 135 

Give the (715) mood, (716) person, and (717) nuTnber ol 
" try " in the tenth line. 

718. How would '■'■ conquers'" be writteni f spelled ac- 
cording to its elementary sounds ? 

719. What special rule, or remark, of syntax is applica- 
ble to "^2/ " i^^ the second line ? 

720. What words after "J" in the tenth line might be 
omitted without impairing the sense ? 

721. What relation was the writer (CharlotteeElizabath) 
to Lucy and her brother, judging from the above narra- 
tive ? 

722. Why is not the firfst word in the eleventh line 
speUed persevereance ? 

723. Change the eleventh line to its equivalent, having 
the verb in the passive voice {or form.) 

Change the answer to question 723 to express each of 

the other tenses of the indicative passive : (724) — ; 

(725) ; (726; ; (727) ; (728) . 



Bxamination XXII, JVor. 6, 787S, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

(1) A person who called one day at a house at which his 

(2) visits had been more frequent than welcome, was told 

(3) by the servant that her master had gone away. 

(4) "Oh, well, never mind," said he, "I'll speak to your 

(5) mistress." 

(6) "She has also gone out, sir," the maid replied. 

(^) Not liking to be denied admission, the man said : — 
(8) "As it is a cold day, I'll step in and sit by the fire a 
(8) few moments." 

(10) '<Ah, sir, but that is gone out, too," said the girl; by 

(11) which time the luckless visitor concluded that it was 

(12) best for him to stay out. 

Write each one of the following words and its._paH of 
speech (or class of words) as here used : — 
First Une : (729) Who ; (730) one ; (731) at. 
Second line: {IZ'i) Visits ; (733) more; (734) fTian. 



136 THE regents' questions. 

Third line : (735) That ; (736) away. 
Fourth line : (737) Never ; (738) mind. 
Sixth line : (739) Sir. 
Seventh line : (740) Liking. 
Tenth line : (741) That. 
Eleventh line : (742) Concluded. 
Twelfth line : (743) Best. 

744-746. Select from the exercise^ and write in a column 
the first ten words which are used as simple subjects, 
numbering them (747-756) inclusive, and opposite each 
one of these write the verh agreeing with it. 

757-759. Select from the exercise an adjective of each 
degree of comparison. 

Give the four principal parts (including the participle 
in ing) of each of the irregular verbs in 

Second line: (760) ; (761) ; (762) ; (763) ; 

(764) ; (765) ; (766) ; (767) . 

Seventh line : (768) ; (769) ; (770) ; (771) . 

Eighth line: (772) ; (773) ; (774) ; (775) . 

Write each of the following words and describe it as 
subject, nominative, predicate, object, adjective modifier, 
adverbial modifier, or attribute, of the word (expressed or 
understood) to which it is syntactically related, giving 
that word : — 
First line : (776) Day ; (777) house ; (778) his. 
Second line : (779) Welcome. 
Fourth line: (780) iN^euer ; (781) ?mwd. 
Seventh line : (782) Liking ; (783) admission. 
Eighth line: (784) Da?/; (785) sii. 
Eleventh line : (786) Which. 

(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 

787-788. Mention each infinitive verb in the exercise. 
What nouns do the following pronouns stand for: — 
First line: (789) His. 
Fourth line : (790) Your. 



GRAMMAS. 131 



Twelfth line : (791) Him. 

792-793. Mention each relative pronoun in the' exercise 
and its antecedent 

Write the following words and give the gender of each 
according to its signification as here used : — 

First line : (794) Person ; (795) which. 

Third line : (796) Servant. 

Eleventh line : (797) Visitor. 

798. What word (not included in the exercise) denoting 
masculine gender corresponds to maid? 

799. What word denoting feminine gender corresponds 
to sir.'' 

800-801. Mention the passive verbs contained in the 
exercise. 

803-803. Give the mood and tense of "szi" in the eighth 
line. 

804. Change ^^Aperson was told hy the servanf^ to the 
equivalent expression having the verb active. 

805. To which of the following classes of words does 
*'ioeZ(Ocome" in the second line belong: Primitive, 
derivative, simple, or compound ? ^ 

806. Why is ^^ liking" in the seventh line spelled with- 
out an e? 

807-808. Change "J7Z step in'' in the eighth line tc 
each of the other tense forms of the indicative active^ 
ffiving the tense name of each. 



fi:xami7iation XXIII, I'eb, 26, 787^* 

(1:30-5:00 P. M.) 

'*) A Fir, upon a humble Thorn, 
*}) From his high top, looked down with scorn. 
(■^ "For loftiest spires we grow," he said ; 
( "Of us the tallest masts are made, 
{ n While thou, poor Bramble, canst produce 
< ] Nothing of ornament or use." 
) "Great tree," the modest Thorn replied, 



188 



THE regents' questions. 



(8) "When the sharp axe shall pierce your side, 
(») In vain j'ou then may wish to be, 
(10) Unsought for and unknown like me." 

Write each one of the following words and its part qf 
speech (or class of icords) as here used : — 

First line : (809j Upon ; (810) hnmUe. 

Second line : (811) Looked; (812) down. 

Eighth line ; (813) Side. 

Ninth line: (814) Then; (815) wjzsTi. 

Tenth line : (816) Unknown ; (817) like. 

Select from the exercise, and write in a column, eight 
words which are used as simple subjects, numbering them 
from (818-827) inclusively; and opposite each of these 
subjects write the verb (principal and auxiliary, if any,) 
agreeing with it. 

Give the rule of syntax for (828) subject words, and that 
for {S29) finite verbs, [t^" The language of the rule, and 
not merely its number, is to be given.] 

Write in a column all the finite verbs in the exercise, 
(including auxiliaries, if anj^) and opposite each verb 
give its voice (or form,) mood, tense, person and number^ 
arranging the work thus : — 



X yoice. 


Mood. 


Tense. 


Person. 


Number. 


-. (830) — ; 


(831)-; 


(832) — ; 


(833) -; 


(834)-. 


-. (835)-; 


(836) — 


; (837; — 


; (838) — 


(839)—. 


-. (840)-; 


(841)- 


, (842)- 


(843)- 


(844)-. 


-. (845)-: 


(846)- 


(847)- 


(848)- 


(849)-. 


-. (850) — ; 


(851)- 


, (852) — 


(853) — 


, (854)—. 


-. (855) — ; 


(856)- 


(857)-; 


(858) — 


(859)-. 


-. (860) — ; 


(861) - 


(862) — 


(863) — 


(864)-. 


-. (865) — ; 


(866J — 


(867)- 


(868) — 


(869) — * 




(3:3( 


)-4:30 P. M. 


) 




What nouns 


do the fol 


lowing pro 


nouns Stan 


dfor:— 


Second line : 


(870) His 








Eighth line : 


(871) You 


r 







GRAMMAR. 139 



872. What is the grammatical gender of "toe" in the 
third line ? 

Write in a column all the prepositional phrases con- 
tained in the first four lines of the exercise, and before 
each phrase write the word to which such phrase syntac- 
tically relates : (873) ; (874) ; (875) , 

(876) . 

Give the four principal parts (including the participle 

in ing) of the verb in the fourth line : (877) ; (878) 

; (879) ; (880) . 

Change the fifth and sixth lines to the equivalent ex- 
pression, having the verb passive. If correct in all 

respects, the answer may count as (881) ; (882) 

; (883) . 

In what case is (884) "use" in the sixth line? 

What is the syntax of (885) ''Bramble" in the fifth line ? 

886. Change the ninth line to the corresponding form, 
Laving the verb in the indicative mood. 

Change the eighth line to the corresponding forms, 
having the verb in the (887) perfect, or future perfect tense, 
and in the (888) second future, or future perfect tense. 

What "figure of speech" is employed in the above ex- 
ercise? The correct answer to this question may be 
counted as one. 



^Examination XXIY, Jime, ^, /6*7^« 

(1:30-8:00 P. M.) 

889-896. Make a list of the eight parts of speech (or 
classes of words) and define each. 

897. Compare an adjective by one of the two regular 
modes of comparison, and an (898) adverb by the other. 

Write the plurals of [m<d) Elegy ; (900) church; and (901) 
piece; and state in what way each plural is formed. 

According to what rule or principal is ( )02) writeing 
made writing ; and (903) n doubled in beginning ? 



t40 THE regents' questions. 

Write in a column the following names, witli the pre- 
Dxed numbers, and annex to each name an example of 
the class which it represents : (904) Vowel ; (905) liquid ; 
(906) 2-)alatal ; (907) double consonant ; (908) diphthong ; 
(909) VJ07-d, pi'imiiive ; (910) derivative ; {911) compound ; 
(912) sentence, simple; (913) compound; (914) adjective^ 
ordinal. 

915-918. What m.odifications {properties or accidents) 
belong to nouns, and what are the several kinds of each ? 

Mention two m^odiflcations belonging to verbs only, with 
their kinds : (919) ; (920) . 

Conjugate the verb "see" according to the following 
outline : — 

921. Principal Parts (including participle in ing,) 
writing its name over each part. 



Indicative Mood, First Person, Plural. 

Name of Tense. Active Form,. Passive Form,. 

922 

923 

924 

925 

926 

027 



Potential, Third, Plural. 



928- 
929- 
930- 
931- 

932- 
933- 

934 



Subjunctive, Third, Singular. 



Imperative, Second, Plural. 



GRAMMAR. 141 



Infinitives. 
935 

936 



Participles. 

937 

938 



(3:30-4:30 P. M.) 



(1) "Gbat's '■Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'' is 

(2) a masterpiece from beginning to end. The thoughts, 

(3) indeed, are obvious enough, but the dignity with which 
{*) they are expressed, the immense range of allusion and 

(5) description with which they are illustrated, and the 

(6) finished grace of the language and versification in 
C) which they are embodied, give to this work something 
(8) of that inimitable perfection of design and execution 
{») which we see in an antique statue or a sculptured 

(10) gem." — Shaw's English Literature. 

Analyze the first sentence of the exercise, giving (939) 
the simple (or grammatical) subject; (940) the simple pred- 
icate; (941) the modifier (or logical) subject; and (943) the 
modified predicate. 

Write in a column all the prepositional phrases in the 
first sentence of the exercise, and prefix to each the word 

(or words) which it modifies : (943) ; (944) ; 

(945) . 

Parse (946) written ; (947) country ; (948) m,asterpiece. 

Write each of the following words and describe it as 
subject, predicate, object, adjective m,odifier, adverbial m,odi- 
fier, or attribute, as the case may be, of the word or words 
to which it is syntactically related, giving such word or 
words : — 

Third line : (949) Obvious ; (950) enough. 

Fourth line: (951) They; (Q52) range. 

Fifth line: (952) Which. 

Sixth and seventh lines: (954) Give; (955) versification ^ 
(956) something. 

Ninth line: (957) Which. 



142 THE regents' questions. 



958-965. Write in a column all the personal and relative 
pronouns of the exercise in the order in which they occur, 
and annex to each the noun or nouns (expressed or under- 
stood) for which it stands. 

If the last word of the second line were made singular, 
what other words following in the sentence would also, 
on that account, require to be changed as often as each 
occurs ? (966) to ; (967) to . 

968. Change ^^ which we see" in the ninth line to the 
equivalent expression, having the verb passive. 



Examination XXT, J^or. 6, 787^> 
(1:30-3:30 P. M.) 

Define each of the following grammatical terms : (969) 
Grammar; (970) English Grammar ; (971) a letter of the 
alphabet ; (972) a syllable ; (973) a word ; (974) a phrase ; 
(975) a clause ; (976) a sentence. 

977-980. Into what four parts is grammar usually 
divided ? 

981. Which one of those parts is usually studied in the 
spelling book ? 

982. To which one of those parts does punctuation 
belong ? 

Mention the several modifications (properties or acci- 
dents') of nouns ; the different kinds of each modification ; 
and give a specimen noun of each kind, arranging the 
whole thus : — 

Modifications. Kinds of Ea.ch. Specimen Nouns. 

987 



983 — * 985 1 ■{ 988- 

989- 

990- 



884 986 i 991— 

( 992 — 



GRAMMAR. 143 



997- 

995 ■{ 998- 



999- 
1000- 

994 996 ■{ 1001- 

1002- 



1003-1007. Decline each of the personal pronouns, 
arranging the work in regular form. 

1008. Mention four words commonly used as relative 
pronouns. 

Give an example of a (1009) regular, and of an irregular 
comparison of adjectives. 

1010^1015. Give the passive, first person, plural forms 
of the verb ^^ examine'" in the several tenses of the indica- 
tive mood, prefixing the name of the tense of each form. 

1016. Give the active imperative, the (1017) passive in- 
finitive, and the (1018) participial forms of same verb. 

(3:15-4:15 P. M.) 

(1) "If our overworked professional men and students 

(2) should imitate Sir Henry Holland in taking an annual 

(3) two months' vacation, and once a year, like Antaeus, 

(4) touch old mother earth among the salmon and trout 

(5) streams of the breezy Canadian hills or Adirondacks, 

(6) they would return vastly invigorated to battle with the 
C) realities of city life. Let no novice be deterred from a 
(») trial, for he will find it very exhilarating, even if for 

(!») a time he take no fish." — The Galaxy, Nov.,"7'^, p. 617. 

Write the first verh of the exercise, and give its (1019) 
subject; (1020) object; (1021) mood; and (1022) tense. 

Write each of the following words and describe it as 
subject, predicate, object, adjective modifier, or adverbial 
modijier, as the case may be, of the word or words (ex- 
pressed or understood) to which it is syntactically related, 
giving such word or words : — ^ 

First line : (1023) Overworked. 

Second line : (1024) Taking. 

Third l:ne : (1025) Months'; (1026) vacation ; (1027) year ; 
(1028) AntcBus. 



144 THE regents' questions. 

Fourth line: (1029) Touch; (lO'dO) mother ; (10^1) earth ; 
(1033) trout. 

Fifth line: (lOdS) Streams ; (103'i) Adirondacks, 

Sixth line: {1035) Invigorated ; {103Q) battle. 

Seventh line : (1037) City. 

Ninth line: (1038) He; (1039) it; (1040) very; (1041) 
exhilarating. 

1042. What passive verb oecurs in the exercise? 

1043. Change ^^even if for a time he take nofish'^ in the 
ninth and tenth lines to the equivalent expression, having 
the verb passive. 

1044. Give the four principal parts of ^Hake" in the 
tenth line, (including the participle in ing.^ 

1045. Parse "J/"," (first line.) 

1046. Parse "Jw," (second line.) 

1047. Parse " OZd," (fourth line.) 

1048. Parse "iVb," (seventh line.) 

In parsing give the rwZe of syntax for each of these 
words. 



Examination XXYI. J^eb, 25, 787 5 » 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1049. Write and define or describe each of the following 
grammatical terms : (1050) Person ; (1051) number ; (1052) 
case; (1053) pronoun; (1054) relative pronoun; (1055) 
tense ; (1056) interjection. 

1057. Write a sentence (or sentences^ containing eight 
different j9a/'^s of speech (or classes of words,') and (1058- 
1065) above one word of each class write the name of the 
part of speech to which it belongs. 

Write an example of (1066) a noun in the possessive 
case; (1067) a personal pronoun in the first person, plural; 

(1068) a relative pronoun in the objective foi-m ; and a 

(1069) verb in the passive, indicative, present. 



GRAMMAR. 



145 



"Write the different kinds of each modification (properti^ 
or accident) of verbs as named below, and give an example 
of each kind from the verb " see," with a subject prefixed, 
arranging the work thus : — 



Modifica- 
tions. 

Voice, 
(or Form.) ~ 



Mood. 



Tense. 



Kinds op each 
Modification. 



Examples from verb 
see, with subjects. 



-1070 



1071- 
1073- 
1073- 
1074- 
1075- 

ri076- 
1077- 
1078- 
1079- 
1080- 
1081- 



1084- 
1085- 

ri086- 
1087- 
1088- 
1089- 
1090- 

r 1091- 

1093- 
1093- 
1094- 
1095- 
1096- 



Person. 



-1083- 



1097-^ 



Jsumher.- 



-1083 



1098 



l^° Answers to the following supplementary questions 
may be added, for which due credit will be given : — 

1099. What is the name of that part of Grammar which 
includes the classification and inflection of words ? 

Give a suitable form or model for parsing (1100) a noun ; 
(1101) an adjective; (1103) a relative pronoun; and (1103) 
a preposition. 

Mention a numerical adjective of the (1104) cardinal and 
one of the (1105) ordinal kind. 

1106 Give the principal parts of the verb ^^give." 



146 THE regents' questions. 

(8:15-4:15 P. M.) 

(1) " Socrates was never in haste that his followers should 

(2) become skilful in speaking, in action, or in invention ; 
(s) but, previously to such accomplishments, he thought 
(*) it proper that a love of self-control should be instilled 
(5) into them ; for he considered that persons who had 
(«) acquired those qualificatious were, if devoid of self- 
C) control, only better fitted to commit injustice and do 
(S) mischief." — Memorabilia, IV., Hi. 1. 

Mention the (1107) subject; (1108) the simple (or gram,- 
matical) predicate ; (1109) the modified (or logical) predi- 
cate; and (1110) the adjuncts (or modifiers) contained in 
the proposition, ^^Soct'ates was never in haste." 

1111. By what is this proposition further modified, 
limited or explained in the exercise ? 

1112. Write the proposition beginning with "Tiis," (first 
line,) and give (1113) the simple {ox gramm.atical) subject; 
(1114) the modified, (or logical) predicate ; (1115) the copu- 
lative and (1116) the attribute of the predicate; (1117) the 
adjunct (or modifier) of the subject; and (1118) the adjuncts 
(or modijiers) of the predicate. (Designate each of these 
answers Ijy one of the above names.) 



What other words of the 
exercise are used as simple 
(or grammatical) subjects ? 



Write after these subjects, 
the verbs {principal and 
auxiliary, if any,) agreeing 
with them : — 

1119 1124 

1120 1125 

1121 1126 

1122 1127 

1123 1128 



Which verbs of the exercise are in the potential mood ? 

(1129) ; (1130) ; and which in the infinitive': 

(1131) ; (1132) . 

Compare (1133) the adjective in the second line ; and 
(1134) ^^ better'" in the seventh line. 

Parse (1135) ^^ previously" in the third line; and (llS6j 
the first verb in the sixth line. 



GRAMMAR. 147 



:Examination XXTJI, June S, 7875, 

(3:30-4:30 p. M.) 

1137. Mention the four general divisions of Grammar. 
Under which of these general divisions is each of the 

following subjects included: — 

1138. Classification of words as to use. 

1139. Classification of letters. 

1140. Rules for agreement and government of words. 

1141. Versification {or poetry.') 

1142. jRules for spelling. 

Give a proper definition of each of the following 
terms. i^° Be careful to mention the term defined, in 
connection with each definition : (1143) Verh ; (1144) pas- 
sive ve^-b; (1145) irregular verb; {114:6) intransitive verb l 
(1147) mood; (1148) potential mood; (1149) tense; (1150) 
future tense; {1151) preposition ; {1152) conjunction. 
Write a sentence containing, respectively, an example of 

1153. An adjective in the comparative degree. 

1154. An adverb of manner. 

1155. A disjunctive conjunction. 

1156. An infinitive verb without "to" prefixed, 

1157. A relative pronoun in the objective case. 

1158. Why are certain parts of verbs called principal 
parts ? 

1159-1161. Which are the three principal parts of verbs, 
(other than iho, present participle?) 

Write (1162) a regular verb., and (1163) an irregular verby 
and place after each its additional principal parts, (in- 
cluding the pa7^ticipal in ing.) 

1164. Decline the per.sonal pronoun of the third person, 
feminine gender. 

Give an example of the comparison of adjectives (1165) 
by prefixes, and (1166) by suffixes. 

Give the rule of syntax for 

1167. A verb agreeing with two or more subjects con- 
nected by ^^and." 



148 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

1168. A pronoun, as related to its antecedent noun, 

1169. For same cases before and after verbs. 

1170. For a verb in the infinitive mood. 

1171-1 183. Give the active and passive forms of ' ' striJcej*' 
with "J" (or ^Hhou") as the subject of each, in the several 
tenses of the finite moods ; also, (1184) the present infini- 
tives, and (1185) present participles, active and j^assiye. 

(3:15-4:15 P. m.) 

(1) "Our fathers raised their flags against a power to 

(2) which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjuga- 

(3) tion, Rome, in the height of her glory, is not to be 
(•») compared, — a power which has dotted the surface of 
(s) the whole globe with her possessions and military posts, 
(8) whose morning drum- beat, following the sun in his 
C) course and keeping pace with the hours, circles the 
(8) earth with one continuous and unbroken strain of the 
(«) martial airs of England." — Webster. 

1186. Write the first verh of the exercise and give its 
subject and object. 

What other {11S7) finite verbs, what (1188) infinitive and 
(1189) participles occur in the exercise ? 

1190. Change '^lohich has dotted the surface of the whole 
globe"" to the equivalent expression, having the verb in 
the passive voice (or form.) 

1191-1198. Write in a column (midway between the 
right and left sides of your paper) the several prepositions 
in the first, second, fourth and eighth lines, and place 
before and after each preposition the words between 
which it shows relation. 

Write each of the following words, giving its part of 
speech (or class,) and describe it as the subject, object^ 
predicate, adjective modifier, or connective, as the case may 
be, of the word or words to which it is syntactically 
related, giving such word or words : — 

First line : (1199) Their. 

Second and third lines : (1200) Subjugation; (1201) Home, 

Fourth line : (1202) Surface. 



GRAMMAR. 149 



Fifth and sixth lines : (1203) Posts; (1804) whose; (1205) 
and ; (1206) sun. 

Seventh line : (1207) Keeping ; (1208) circles. 

Eighth line : (1209) Strain. 

1210. In what case is ^^ power '^ in the fourth line? 

Parse (1211) the Jirs^ verb, and (1212) the second verb in 
the third line ; (1213) morning, (1214) drum-beat, (1215) 
following, in the sixth line. 

i^°In parsing he careful to give ihQ properties {modifi- 
cations or attributes) of nouns and verbs, and the syntax 
of each word. 

1216. Select a derivative word from the eighth line. 



:Examination XXTIII, JVov, J^, 7876, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1. "Sing to me, dearest nightingale," said a shepherd to 
the silent songstress, one beautiful spring evening. 

2. "Alas!" said the nightingale, "the frogs make so 
much noise that I have no inclination to sing. Do you 
not hear them .? " 

3. "Undoubtedly I hear them," replied the shepherd, 
"but it is owing to your silence." 

Write each one of the following words, with its number 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter the part of speech 
(or class of words) to which it belongs : — 

First paragraph : {1211) Sing ; (1218) to; (1219) me; 
(1220) dearest; (1221) nightingale; (1222) spring. 

Second paragraph: (1223) Alas; (1224) so; (1225) that; 
(1226) no. 

Third paragraph : (1227) Owing. 

Write each one of the following words, with its number 
prefixed, and immediately thereafter describe it as the 
subject, predicate, object, adjective modifier, or adverbial 
modifier, as the case may be, of the word to which it is 
pyntactically related : — 



150 THE regents' questions. 

First paragraph: (1228) Sing; (1229) said; (1230) silent; 
(1231) songstress ; (1232) one ; (1233) evening. 

Second paragraph: (1234) Noise; (1235) inclination j 
(1236) sing. 

Third paragraph : (1237) Owing; (1238) siZence. 

Select from the third paragraph a word in the (1239) 
nominative, one in the (1240) possessive, and one in the 
(1241) objective case. 

Mention the second verb of the second paragraph, and 
give its (1242) voice (or form;) (1243) m.ood; (1244) tense; 
and (1245) subject; also, the (12^Q) first, (1247) second, and 
(1248) third principal parts of the same verb. 

Change ^^ frogs make'''' to each of the other tense forms 
of the indicative and potential moods, giving the names of 
tenses, and arranging them as follows: — 

Tenses. Indicative Moob. Potential Mood. 

Present. Frogs make. (1254) 

(1249) (1255) • 

(1250) (1256) 

(1251) (1257) 

(1252) 

(1253) 

Give the (1258) positive and (1259) comparative forms of 
the first adjective ; also, the (1260) comparative and (1261) 
superlative of the last adjective in the first paragraph that 
admits of comparison. 

Select from the exercises a personal pronoun of each of 
the following forms : (1263) First person, singular number, 
nominative case ; (126S) first person, singular, objective; 
(1264) second person, singular, notninative ; (1265) .second 
person, singular, possessive; {12Q6) third person, singular, 
nominative ; (1267) third person, plural, objective. 

Give the word which each prepositional phrase (or ocf- 
junct, modifies: — 

First paragraph : (1268) ; (1269) ; (1270) 

{preposition understood.) 



GBAMMAB. 151 



Second paragraph : (1271) (infinitive.) 

Third paragraph : (1272) . 

Parse (1273) Undoubtedly; (1274) J; {127r>) hear ; (1276) 
them. 

(3:15-4:15 P. M.) 

1. "As a man, who was deeply involved in debt, was 
walking in the street with a very melancholy air, one of 
his acquaintances asked him why he was so sorrowful. 

2. 'Alas ! ' said he, 'I am in a state of insolvency.' 

3. 'Well,' said his friend, 'if that is the case, it is not 
you, but your creditors, who ought to wear a woeful 
countenance.' " 

1277. What word of the exercise has no syntax? 

1278. Select from the exercise an example of a simple 
sentence (or independent preposition.) 

1279. Is the first sentence simple or com,pound, or comn.- 
plex ? 

1280. What is the grammatical subject of tlie principal 
(or independent) clause of the third sentence ? 

1281. Change "wjas walking''^ to the form of the plu- 
perfect {past perfect or prior past) tense of the same 
mood. 

1282. Change the verb of the expression '•^was deeply 
involved" to the potential m,ood, perfect {present perfect or 
prior present) tense of the same voice (or form.) 

1283. Change ^^ one of Ms acquaintances asked Mm'''' to 
its equivalent, having tlie verb in the passive voice. 

1284. Change "i/ that is the case'''' so that the verb 
shall be subjunctive in form, and (1285) parse ^'case." 

1286. In what number is ^^who" in the third sentence.' 

1287. In what words was the question referred to in the 
first sentence put by the asker (or speaker .') 

1288. What words does "wi/i" in the first sentence 
connect or show the relation between ? 

1289. What interrogative word occurs in the first sen- 
tence ? 

1290. What kind of conjunction is ''hut ?" 



152 THE regents' questions. 

1291. In what case is the word ^^case" in the third 
Bentence ? 

1292. In what tense is ^^oughV^ in the third sentence ? 

1293. In what case is '■^countenance"'' in the third sen- 
tence ? 

1294. What word (potential mood sign) might be sub- 
stituted for ^^ ought to " in the third sentence ? 

1295. Of what word is ^'■rooefuV compounded? 

1296. Which one of the five permanent vowels does not 
occur in *' countenance ? " 



Bxamination XXIX. J^eb, 2//-, 7876, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1297-1298. Mention and define the two parts of speech 
(or classes of words) most frequently used. 

Decline, in fuU, (1299) we ; (1300) Tier ; (1301) who. 

Give the two positives of (1302-1303) worse, and those 
of (1304-1305) most. 

Write a sentence (or sentences) in which that is properly 
used as (1306) a relatine; (1307) an adjective; (1308) a 
conjunctio7i. 

1309. Correct, "T/ie teacher sent for you and J," and 
(1310) give the reason for the correction. 

1311. Change the sentence, ^^ Those girls are writing on 
their slates,''^ by making the subject singular, and the 
words corresponding in sense. 

1312. What kind of a sentence, as to form, is that quoted 
in question 1311 ; and (1313) what would the sentence be- 
come if changed to the interrogative form ? 

1314-1315. Change the sentence, "IsTiaHgo," and "I 
will go," by making each subject of the third person, 
singular, and by using the proper auxiliary to express 
future time simply, in the former sentence, and 2k purpose 
or deto'inination in the latter. 



GRAMMAR. 15^3 



1316-1317. Correct, ^'■Four month's interest are due on 
this note" and (1318-1319) give the reasons for each 
correction. 

Define (1320) mood; {1321) tense; (1332) person ; (1323) 
numher ; as applied to verbs. 

1324-1328. Write in a column the names of the several 
moods of verbs, and after each name give a sentence 
containing a verb in that mood. 

1329-1335. Write in a column the names of the several 
tenses of verbs, and after each name give the correspond- 
ing tense-form of some verb in the indicative mood. 

Give the principal parts of (1336) rise; (1337) raise; 
(1338) sit; (1339) set; and (1340-1342) write sentences 
containing an example of the proper use of each of these 
verbs. 

How is the (1343) passive voice (or form) of any verb 
formed ? and how the (1344) progressive form, ? 

Write two sentences, in one of which (1345) a phrase, 
and in the other (1346) a clause (or proposition) is used as 
the subject. 

Give the principal parts of each of the following verbs : 
(1347) were; (1348) went; (1349) had fought; (1350) might 
have been found ; (1351) m,ay have talked. 

Analyze the sentence, (1352) ''Let him go;'' (1353-1355) 
and parse each word. 

1356. What particular name is given to that part of a 
verb which ends in ing ? 

(3:15-4:15 P. M.) 

(1) "These things that are not practicable, are not desir- 

(2) able. There is nothing in the world really beneficial 

(3) that does not lie within the reach of an informed under- 
(*) standing and a well-directed pursuit. There is nothing 
(5) that God has judged good for us that he has not given 
(*) us the means to accomplish, both in the natural and 
(') the moral world. If we cry, like children, for the 
(») moon, like children we must cry on." — Burke. 



154 THE REGENT3' QUESTIONS. 

Write each of the following words, with its number 
prefixed, mention Its part of speech (or class of words,') 
and describe it as the subject, predicate, object, adjective 
modifier, adverbial modifier, or connective, as the case may 
be, of the word or words to which it is grammatically 
related, giving such word or words : — 

First line : (1357) That ; (1358) the second verh. 

Second line : (1359) Nothing ; (1360) henejicial. 

Third line : (1361) The verb in that line. 

Fourth line : (1362) Pursuit. 

Fifth line: (1363) That. 

Sixth line : (1364) Us. 

Seventh line : (1365) Like. 

Eighth line : (1366) On, 

Make a list of the (1367) auxiliary verbs in the exercise, 
and the (1368) conjunctions. 

Parse each of the following as contained in the exercise. 
i^° In parsing, give each modification (property or ao- 
cident) and the syntax of each word : — 

1369. The proper noun. 

1370. The verb in the infinite mood. 

1371. The verb in the potential mood. 

1372. The verb in the fifth line. 

1373. "CMZdrew," (eighth Ime.) 

1374. What is the principal (or leading) clause (or pro- 
position) of the last sentence of the exercise ; and (1375) 
what the subordinate clause ? 

1376. Parse '"both," (sixth line.) 



^Examination XXX» June, 8, 7876, 

(1:30-3:00 P. M.) 

1377. Of what does Etymology treat ? 

1378. What are the parts of speech or classes into 
^rhich words are divided ? 



GKAMMAE. \55 



1379. Which of these modify, limit, or qualify the 
meaning of nouns ? 

1380. Which of verbs, adjectives and adverbs ? 

1381. What is the subject of a sentence ? 

1382. What is the predicate ? 

" The pleasures of sense resemble a foaming torrent, 
which, after a disorderly course, speedily runs out and 
leaves an empty and offensive channel." 

1383-1387. In the above sentence, name the nouns, and 
state of each whether it is subject or object, and of what ? 

1388. Name the pronoun, and state the same of it. 

1389-1391. Name the adjectives, and the noun each 
qualifies. 

1393-1393. Name the adverbs, and the word each modi- 
fies or qualifies. 

1394-1395. Name the prepositions, and the words be- 
tween which they show the relation. 

1396-1397. Name the conjunctions, and the words each 
connect. 

1398-1401. Name the articles, and the nouns they limit. 

Name the plural of the following nouns : (1402) lady; 
(1403) valley; (UQ4:) pailful ; (1405) memorandum; (1406) 
analysis. 

1407. What modifications or properties have nouns and 
pronouns ? 

1408. What have verbs ? 

1409-1413. Give the modifications of each of the nouns 
of the sentence, " The pleasures of sense," etc. 

141^1416. Same of the verbs. 

1417-1418. How do you determine the modifications of 
pronouns ? 

1419. What tenses has the Potential mood ? 

1420. Define mood, and (1421) name the several moods. 
1422. Same of tense, and (1423) the several tenses. 
1424-1426. Give an example of the moods of the, verb 

write, in the present tense, with boy as subject, i. e., those 
moods to which such a subject is applicable. 



156 THE regents' questions. 

(3:15-4:15 P. M.) 

1437. How are verbs divided in regard to form ? 

1428. How in regard to signification ? 

1429. What determines the number and person of a 
verb ? 

1430. Does the object of a verb influence its number and 
person ? 

1431. In what case is the subject of a verb ? 

1432. In what the object ? 

1433. Have the noininative and objective cases of nouns 
different forms ? 

1434. How are these cases determined ? 

1435. To what is a noun in the possessive case joined ? 

1436. What does the noun with which it is joined 
denote ? 

If tlie following sentences are ungrammatical, correct 
them, and parse the word corrected. 

1437-1438. They thought it was me. 

1439-1440. I do not know who to send. 

1441-1442. The man sets in the chair. 

1443-1444. The book lays on the table. 

1445-1446. The eldest of the two sons attends school. 

1447-1448. The general with his soldiers were taken. 

1449-1450. The room is twenty feet long. 

1451-1452. To preach and to practise is very different. 

1453-1454. Write the participles of the verb love in the 
active form, with the name of each. 

1455-1456, The same of the passive form. 



I^xamination XXXI. JVov. 9, 7876* 

(1:00-3:00 P. M.) 
In what classes are simple words divided with refer- 
ence to their (1457-1459) number of syUables ; (1460-1461) 
formation ; (1462-1469) use in sentences ? 



GRAMMAB. 157 

1470. Give the singular of men, teeth, mice. 

How are adjectives regularly compared to express 
degrees of comparison (1471) below the positive (or of 
diminution), and (1472-1473) above the positive (or of in- 
crease) ? 

1474-1476. Give examples of comparison to illustrate 
answers 1471-1473. 

1477. What modification have some adverbs ? 

1478. From what other class of words are many adverbs 
derived ? 

1479. Mention four general classess of adverbs. 
1480-1482. Mention three kinds of pronouns, and give a 

definition of each kind. 

1483-1488. Write the objective singular of each simple 
pronoun whose form is varied by declension, and after 
each of these objectives write a sentence containing 
it. 

1489-1491. Which of the pronouns indicate, by their 
form, the gender of their antecedent nouns ? 

1492. To what parts of speech do cases belong ? 

1493-1494. What classes of verbs do not admit of a 
passive voice (or form) ? 

1495. Define the subjunctive mood. 

1496-1498. Which mood cannot be used in asking ques- 
tions ? 

1499-1502. Which tenses employ auxiliaries ? 

1503. What tense must be used to donate that a certain 
event will precede some other event referred to ? 

What parts of speech (or kinds of words) are needed to 
complete the two following sentences ? 

1504. It must be done to-day to-morrow. 

1505. Live peace all men. 

1506-1508. What three principal statements are in- 
cluded in the exercise of parsing ; or, of what does pars- 
ing consist ? 



158 THE regents' questions. 

(3:15-4:15 P. M.) 

Write, and parse in full each italicized word in the fol- 
lowing sentence, (including auxiliaries, of course, with 
their principal verbs) : 

1509-1530. " The best authors should be read by the 
student, that he may thus insensibly acquire a grace and 
refinement of expression which no arbitrary rules can 
give." 

Correct the following examples of false syntax, and 
give the reason for the correction, and the syntax of the 
corrected word in each : 

1531-1532. He is to be married to I don't know who. 

1533-1524. Generation after generation pass away. 

1525-1526. Young's "Night Thoughts" area gloomy 
but instructive poem. 

1527-1528. On that occasion, neither he nor I were con- 
sulted. 

1539-1530. Which is the largest number, — the minuend 
or the subtrahend ? 

1531-1532. Pitt was the pillar who upheld the state. 

1533-1534. Our teacher told us that air had weight, 

1635-1536. I intend to have written to him. 



Note. — In the plates from which the complete illustrated 
volume and the first editions of this pamphlet were prim- 
ed, the numbers of the questions from Examination XII 
were too great by 24. the last queetiof in XI being num- 
bered 264, and the first in XII 289. In tliis edition, the 
error has been corrected. The corresponding questions 
in the other editions may be found by adding 34 to all 
numbers above 264 in this editiou. 



GBAMMAR. 159 



Examination XXXII. March 7, 7877^ 

(1:30-3:00 p. m.) 

a Be thorough in every study. Passing over a field 
6 of study has been compared to conquering a country, 
c If you thoroughly conquer everything you meet, you 
d will pass on from victory to victory ; but if you leave 
e here and there a port or garrison not subdued, you will 
/ soon have an army hanging on your rear, and your 
g ground will soon need re-conquering. Never pass over 
% a single thing without understanding all that can be 
i known about it. Todd's Studenifs Manual, ch. iii, 4. 

Write the following verbs, and the voice (or form, or 
kind) ; — mood; tense ; number, person and subject of each; 
(Count number, person and subject as one ans.) 

1537-1540. Be, line a, 

1541-1544. Eas been compared^ line b. 

1545-1548. Conquer, line c. 

1549-1553. Meet, line c. 

1553-1556. WUl need, line g, 

1557-1560. Can be known, lines h, i. 

1561. What is an active verb ? Give an example. 

1563. What is a passive verb ? Give an example. 

1563. How is a passive verb formed ? 

1564-1565. In has been compared, what 7nodiJlcation 
{property or accident) does each auxiliary show ? 

Write the following words, give the part of speech (or 
class of words) of each, state how it is used, — ^whether as 
subject, predicate, adjunct (or modifier), object, or connect- 
ive, — and give the word (or words or clauses) with which 
it is so connected : 

Line a. (1566) thorough ; (1567) every ; (1568) passing ; 
(1569) over. 

Line 5. (1570) study ; (1571) conquering ; 

Lines 6, c. (1573) country ; (1573) everything. 

Line d. (1574) on ; (1575) but ; (1576) if. 

Lines e, f. (1577) subdued ; (1578) soon. 



160 THE regents' questions. 

Line g. (1579) re-conquering ; (1580) over. 

Line h. (1581) understanding ; (1582) all ; (1583) that. 

Give the four principal parts (including present partici- 
ple) of (1584) meet, line c ; (1585) leave^ line d ; (1586} 
known, line i. 

(3:15-4:30 p. m.) 

1587-1590. Mention and define each of the four princi- 
pal divisions of grammar. 

1591. Define the imperative mood. 

1592. I^\x2it, is, a, participle? 

1593. What is an adjective, or adjective element ? 

1594. What is an adverb, or adverbial element ? 

1595. What is a simple or grammatical subject? 

1596. What is a logical or modified subject ? 

1597. Answer Q. 1595, as applied to sentence 3 of the 
Exercise. 

1598. Answer Q. 1596, as applied to the same sentence. 

1599. Select an adverbial element from the second 
Bentence. 

1600. Which sentence of the exercise is a simple de- 
clarative one? 

1601. Which sentence is compound ? and, 

1602. Of how many members does it consist ? 

1603. What word connects the principal members ? 

1604. In the member ending with the semi-colon, what 
is the leading or principal verb ? 

1605. The member following the semi-colon has what 
two independent (or principal) clauses ? and, 

1606. What word connects them ?' 

Select from the exercise (1607) a pos»essti)e and (1608) an 
objective personal pronoun ; (1609) a verbal noun ; and 
(1610) an adjective denoting unity. 

Correct the following sentences, and gire the reason for 
the correction. 

1611-1612. Me being present, they were embarrassed. 



GRAMMAR. 161 



1613-1614. Texas is larger than any state in the Union. 
1615-1616. A variety of objects charm the eye. 



J5Jxaniinatio7i XXXIII,' Jttne 7> 7877 » 

(1:30-3:00 P M.) 

a A Highlander, who sold brooms, went into a barber's 
6 shop in 'Glasgow to be shaved. The barber took one of 
c his brooms, and after having shaved him, asked the 
d price of it. " Two pence," said the Highlander. "No, 
e no," says the shaver, "I'llgive you a penny, and if that 
/ does not satisfy you, take your broom again." The 
Q Highlander took it and asked what he had to pay. ''A 
A, penny," says the barber. " I'll give you a half-penny," 
i says Duncan, " and if that does not satisfy you, put on 
j my beard again." 

1617. What modifications {properties or accidents) have 
nouns and pronouns ? (1618) Verbs ? (1619) Some adjec- 
tives and adverbs ? 

Write each of the following words of the above "Ex- 
ercise," and name the paW of speech {or class of words') to 
which it belongs ; give its several modifications ; and its 
grammatical relation as subject, predicate or ohject, as the 
case may be, to some other word to be named : 

1620-1622. Highlander, line a. 

1623-1625. Who, line a. 

1626-1628. Sold line a. 

1629-1631. Brooms, line a. 

1632-1034. Shop, line b. 

1635-1637. Him, line c. 

1638-1640. Asked, line c. 

1641-1643. Take, line/. 

1644-1646. It, line g. 

Write and parse each of the following words, giving its 
part of speech ; modifications ; and syntax. 

1647-1649. Barber's, line a. 



163 THE regents' questions. 

1650-1652. The verb in line b. 
1653-1655. The first verb in line/. 
1656-1658. The second verb in line/. 
1659-1661. You, line i. 

1662. ^hdit participle occurs in the Exercise.* 

1663. What kind of a participle is it ? 

1664. As partaking of the nature of an adjective, to 
what noun does that participle refer 7 

1665. As partaking of the nature of a verby what office 
does it perform in the sentence ? 

1666. How is that participle related in construction to 
the word before it ? (1667). If that word were omitted, 
what would be the syntax of the participle ? 

1668. What is the corresponding passive form of the 
same participle ? 

{June 8, 3:15-4:30 p. m.) 

Decline the following words of the Exercise: 

1669. His, line c. 

1670. Penny, line e. 

1671. It, line g. 

Give the four principal parts (including present parties 
pie) of the following verbs : 

1672. Sold, line a. 

1673. Went,\vaea. 

1674. Took, line 6. 

1675. Asked, line c. 

1676. Give, line e. 

1677. Which one of the verbs in question (1671)-(1675) 
is regular, and (1678) why ? 

Select from the Exercise : 

1679. A numeral adjective denoting plurality. 

1680. An auxiliary verb, present tense. 

1681. An auxiliary verb, future tense. 

1682. An interrogative pronoun. 



GllAMMAE. 163 



1683. A conditional conjunction. 

1684. An adverb of negation ; and (1685) state what 
verb it modifies. 

1686. A compound noun. 
Parse each the following words: 

1687. Fence, line d. 

1688. What, line g. 

1689. You, line i. 

1690. On, line i. 

1691. Beard, \mej. 

1693-1696. Analyze the third sentence. 



Bxaminaiion XXXTV,, JVor. 8, /877» 

(3:15—4:30 p. M.) 

1. Depend upon it, friends, if a straight line of life 
will not pay, a crooked one will not. 2. Anything 
that is won by fraud is yery dangerous gain. 3. 
It may give a moment's peace to wear a mask, but 
deception will come home to you and bring sorrow 
with it. 4. Honesty is the best policy. 5. If the 
lion's skin does not do, never try the fox's. 6. Let 
your face and hands, like the church clock, always 
tell how your inner works are going. 7. Better is 
it to be laughed at as Tom Tell-truth, than praised 
as Crafty Charlie. 8. At the last, the upright will 
have their reward. — \John Floughman's i'alk, p. 129. 

Write each of the following words of the above " Exer- 
cise," and name the ^ar^ of speech (or class of words,) to 
which it belongs; give its several modifications {proper- 
ties or accidents); and its grammatical relation as subject, 
predicate or object, as the case may be, to some other word 
to be named. 

1697-1699. It, line a. 

1700-1702. Line, line a. 

1703-1705. Pay, line b. 

1706-1708. Anything, line 6. 



164 THE regents' questions. 

1709-1711. That line c. 

1712-1714. Gain, line c. 

1715-1717. Peace, line d. 

1718-1720. Bring, line e. 

1721-1723. Skin, line g. 

1724-1726. Try, line g. 

Write and purse each of the following words, giving il8 
part of speech ; modifications {properties, or accidents'); 
and syntax : 

1727-1729. Depend, line a. ' 

1730-1732. The first verb in line c. 

1733-1735. The first verb in line d. 

173&-1738. Fox's, line g. 

1739-1741. Tell, line t. 

Write and parse the following words : 

1742. Friends, line a. 

1743. One, line &. 

1744. Wear, line cZ. 

1745. Better, line t. 

1746. How does the progressive form of conjugation 
represent an action or event ? 

1747. Which principal part of a verb, and 

1748. What auxiliary verb are used in the progressive 
form of conjugation ? 

(3:15—4:30 P. M.) 
Compare the following words of the Exercise : 

1749. Straight. 
17.50. Crooked. 
1751. Better. 

Give the four principal parts (including present parti> 
oiple) of the following words : 
17.52. Won, line c. 

1753. Wear, line d. 

1754. Bring, line e. 

1755. jDo, line jf. 



GRAMMAR. 16E 



1756. What other words does it, line d, stand for ? 

1757. Answer the same question for it, line^. 
Select from the Exercise : 

1758. A word that has no Syntax, i. e. no grammatical 
connection with other words of the sentence in which it 
occurs, 

17.59. An adverb of degree. 

1760. A disjunctive conjunction. 

1761. An adjective in the superlative degree. 

1762. A verb in the, progressive form. 

1763. A principal verb whose auxiliary is another form 
of the same verb. 

1764. The last verb in the infinitive mood, 

1765. An adjective used as a noun. 

1766. A compound subject of a sentence. 

1767. A com,pound predicate. 
Parse each of the following words : 

1768. Home, line e. 

1769. As, line j. 

1770. Crafty Charlie, line h. 

1771. Theie, line I. 

1773-1776. Analyze, The upright will have their reward* 



REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 
ises-isys. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 

As a protest against the idea prevalent among young 
teachers that in grammar every man is his own authority, 
we have given direct references in nearly every answer 
to Brown's Institutes of English Grammar, Revision of 
1872. Cross references are given in the preliminary 
tables to the following text books : 

Murray — English Grammar, etc. Fortieth Edition. 
Leipzig, 1826. 

Greene — A Grammar of the English Language. Phila- 
delphia, 1870. 

Clark — The Normal Grammar. New York, 1873. 
Kerl — A Common School Grammar of the English 
Language. New York, 1877. 

QuACKENBos — An English Grammar, New York, 1877. 
Weld anb Quackenbos — Norton's Edition of the Pro- 
gressive English Grammar. Portland, Me., 1877. 

Hart — A Grammar of the English I^anguage. Phila- 
delphia, 1875, 

Fowler — The English Langunge in its Elements and 
Forms, New York, 1877. 

SwiNTON — A Progressive Grammar of the English 
Tongue. New York, 1877. 

Reed and Kellogg. — Higher Lessons in English. 
New York, 1878. 

Whitney— Essentials of English Grammar. Boston, 
1877. 

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KEY TO GRAMMAE. 177 

(Definitions and extended analyses are omitted. The 
references are to Brown's Institutes of English Grammar, 
Revision of 1872. Cross-references to other popular text- 
books may be found in the preface.) 

1. Berwative, when formed from a simpler word, as 
harmless; compound, when made up of two or more 
simple words, as watchman. (Pp. 29, 30.) 

2. Adjs. and Advs. (Pp. 56, 107.) Wisely, more wise- 
ly, most wisely ; wise, wiser, wisest. Good, better, best. 
Wooden, now. 

3. Personal, relative, interrogative. (P. 61.) 

4. Personal pronouns of the third person. (P. 63, Obs. 1.) 

5. It is I who write. Take those which I offer. Tell 
what happened. Run after the men and horses that I 
Baw. 

7. Moods, tenses, persons, numbers. (P. 68.) 

9. Imp., inf., subj. (P. 91, V.) 

10. Pres. and impf. (P. 75 ; obs. 2.) 

11. Thou art, wast, hast been, hadst been, wilt be, wilt 
have been, mayst be, mightst be, mayst have been, mightst 
have been. If thou be, if thou wert. Be thou. 

13. Active-transitive (P. 68, Obs. 3.) Perfect partici- 
ple ; to be. I am, was, have been, had been, shall be, 
BhaUhave been seen ; I may be, might be, may have been, 
might have been seen. If I be, if I were seen. 

13. Lay, laid, laying, laid. Lie, lay, lying, lain. Lead,, 
led, leading, led. Make, made, making, made. Ride, 
rode, riding, ridden or rode. See, saw, seeing, seen. 
Swim, swum or swam, swimming, swum. Write, wrote, 
writing, written. (Pp. 93-95.) 

15. Two. -'Member," "absent." 

16. " Samuel Adams," "remained;" "he," "was ab- 
sent." 

17. "Who, ""had been appointed;" "articles," "were 
adopted." 



178 THE regents' questions. 

18. "Of the committee," "member." "In June," 
"had been appointed." "To prepare," "had been ap- 
pointed." "Of confederation and union," "articles." 
"To be submitted," " wei'e adopted" "For approba- 
tion," "to be submitted." "To States," "to be sub- 
mitted." If the ellipsis before "1776" be supplied, ("[of 
the year] 1776") the phrase will modify "June." 

19. "Of," "member" and ''committee." "Who," 
" committee " and " had been appointed." " In," " had 

Jbeen appointed" and "June." "To," "had been ap- 
pointed" and "prepare." "And," "remained" and 
"was absent." *' When," "was absent" and "were 
adopted." "Of," "articles" and "confederation and 
union." "And," " confederation" and "union." "To," 
"were adopted" and "be submitted." "For," "be 
submitted" and "approbation." "To," "be submitted" 
and " States." 

20. Adj. "Of committee," "the," "who had been ap- 
pointed," "1776," "the," "alone," "a," " of confedera- 
tion and union," "perpetual," "the," "several." Adv. 

"In June," "to prepare," "even," "when were 

adopted," "to be submitted," " for approbation'" "to 
States." 

21. Collective. Proper. Abstract. 

23. " Appointed " " fifteenth," " articles" and " States," 
derivative; the rest primitive. (Pp. 29-30.) 

23. Who : rel. pron., rep. antecedent " committee;" 3d, 
pi. (Rule VI.,) nom., subj. of "had been appointed." 
Rule II. 

1776: adj. used as a noun, in apposition with "year" 
understood. Rule III. (Complete expression : "In June, 
of the year of our Lord, 1776.") 

Member: com. n., 3d, sing., mas., nomc. after "re- 
mained." Rule XXI. 



KEY TO GBAMMAR. 179 

Even: conjunctive adverb, connecting "were absent" 

understood, and " was absent." Kule XV., Obs. 6. See 

also p. 107, Obs. 2, and Grammar of Grammars, p. 659, 

Obs. 1. (Complete expression: "andnoi only were the 

rest of the committee absent, hut even [equivalent to alsoli 

he was absent.") 

Were adopted: reg. verb, passive, ind., impf., 3d pers., 

pi. number, to agree with ''articles." Rule IX. 
Be submitted : reg. verb, passive, inf., pres., governed 

by the proposition to and connected by it to "were 

adopted." Rule XXIII. 

24. Rad been appointed: passive, ind., ppl, 3d., pi.. 
Rule X. 

Bemained: neuter., ind., impf., 3d, sing.. Rule IX. 

25. Best is a common adj., superl. deg., relating to "au- 
thors." Rule IV. 

26. Passive, poten., impf., 3d, pi. 

27. Student, student's, student ; students, students', stu- 
dents. 

28. A copulative conj., connecting "should be read" 
and " may acquire." Rule XVI. 

29. "Should," "be," "may," "can." 

30. Potential. 

31. Objective. 

32. A rel. pron., representing "grace and refinement;" 
3d, plural. (Rule VII.), obj., object of " can give." Rule 
XX. 

33. "The student should read the best authors that a 
grace and refinement of expression which no arbitrary 
rules can give may thus be insensibly acquired." 

34. "The best authors shall be read by the student." 
" He may thus acquire * * * can give." "Noarti- 
trary rules can give (them)." 

35. "Authors," "should be read;" "he," "may ac- 
quire;" "rules," "can give." 



180 THE regents' questions. 

36. *'Thus" is an adv. of manner, relating to "may 
acquire." Rule XV. 

37. Participles, interjections. 

38. "No" is a pronominal adjective (Gr. of Gr., p. 
^73, Obs. 7), relating to "rules." Rule IV. 

39. Wharves, axes, foci, cherubim, phenomena. (Page 
50, obs. 3, 5.) 

40. Adjectives always relate to nouns or pronouns ; ad- 
verbs never. (See Grammar of Grammars, p. 539, obs. 2.) 

41. Mistakes may be seen. 

42. At, by, in, of, to, on, with, under, for, from. 

43. Who relates to persons ; which, to anything except 
persons ; that, to either persons or things, or to both. (P. 
62. obs. 1.) 

45. By placing the subj. after the verb or after the first 
auxiliary. (P. 91, V.) 

46. Com. noun, masc, 3d, plu., nominative absolute. 
(Rule XXV.) 

47. Because the perfect infinitive is formed by prefixing 
the auxiliary to the perfect participle, instead of to the 
imperfect tense. (P. 76.) 

48. " Whom " should be " who," because " I am" is a 
neuter verb, and takes the same case after it as before it. 
Rule XXI. 

49. M, n, and r. (P. 21.) 

50. C(ou)ntry, t(ow)n, h(ea)lth, virt(ue), 6w(ee)t, 
dr(au)ght, (ou)t, sh(ou)ld, ab(ou)nd, l(ea)st, thr(ea)tened, 
f(ie)lds. 

51. Possess, therefore, about. 

52. Chariots, idleness, element. 

53. The sixth. 

54. Interjections. 

55. Made, (make,) holds, borne, know, shine. 

56. Borne. 

57. Made, holds, know, taste, contrives. 



KEY TO GHAMMAB. 



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58. Can make, should abound, (should) be threatened, 
can shine. 

59. Possess. 

60. Sweet, bitter, no, what, all, alone (P. 165, Obs. 1), 
that, such. 



61. Ye, your. 

63. That, who, as. 



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There are five iambic feet in each line. (P. 270, Meas- 
ure 4th.) 

63. "And" connects the clauses between which it 
stands. 

64. " That health— groves." 

65. " (Is) what wonder." 

66. A cop. conj,, introducing the sentence. Rule XYI, 
Exc. 1. 

67. A rel. pro., r. to gifts ; 3d, pi., n. (Rule V), nom., 
subj. of " can make." Rule II. 

68. A rel. pro, r. to " draught," 3d, s.,n. (Rule V), obj. 
of " holds." Rule XX. 

69. Com. nouns, 3d, s., n., nom., subj. of "should 
abound and be threatened." (Rule II). " Should abound " 



183. THE BEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

is an active-intransitive verb, and " should be threat- 
ened " is a passive verb. Both are reg., pot., impf., 3d, 
pi. Rule XI. 

70. A com. n., 3d, sing., neut., nom., after " is " (under- 
stood). Rule XXI . 

71. A com. n., 3d, pL, n., nom. by ap. Rule III. 

72. A com. adj., pos., relating to " draught." Rule IV. 

74. Describe (P. 29). 

75. By adding er and est. (P. 57.) 

76. Late, later, or latter, latest or last. (P. 58, obs. 1.) 

77. See 40. 

78. Pron, adj., rel. pro., conj. (P. 62, obs. 6.) 

79. A noun. {Gram, of Grams., p. 239, obs. 2, § 6.) 

80. " Prof. Smith teaches Latin." 

81. " Does Prof. Smith teach Latin." 

82. Interjections. 

83. A conj. corresponsive with "and," connecting 
•' wake " and " sleep." Rule XVI. 

84. "I did as well as I could." The pf. part, should 
not be substituted for the impf. ind. 

85. " Sit down and rest." Set is an active-transitive 
verb and should not be used without an object. (P. 68.) 

86. See 47. 

87. "Author." 

88. " Has lighted." 

89. A proper noun, 3d, sing., masc, nom., subj. of " has 
lighted." Rule II. 

90. Red. verb, trans., ind., pf., 3d, sing., a. with subj. 
"Author." Rule IX. 

91. " Has lighted up how gloriously and yet how differ- 
ently the day bj the resplendent sun," etc. 

92. An adv. of manner, relating to " has lighted." Rule 
XV. 

93. "TFas wanting." Rule XIL 



ZET TO GRAMMAR. 188 

94. "Iflwjerc." Eule XXVI. 

95. " To hear:' (P. 71, obs. 6.) 

96. He Ijas waxed. The form waxen is nearly obsolete. 
(But see page 96, obs. 2, and page 97. Webster's Un- 
abridged Dictionary gives " waxed or waxen " as the par- 
ticiple of the active-transitive verb *' to wax," while Wor- 
cester's gives only " waxed " for the active-transitive 
verb, but " waxed or waxen " for the neuter verb.) 

97. Nouns and pronouns may be subjects (P. 54i) ob- 
jects, (P. 53, Obs. 1,) explanatory adjuncts, (P. 59,) attri- 
tributes (P. 102,) indirect attributes, (P. 102, Obs. 6.); m- 
dependent, (P. 54, Obs. 2.) ; articles are adjective adjuncts, 
(P. 59.); adjectives may be adjective adjuncts, (P. 59), of 
attributes, (P. 102) ; adverbs are adverbial adjuncts, (P. 
59) ; verbs are predicates, (P. 54) ; prepositions and con- 
junctions are connectives, (P. 103) ; inter jectives are inde- 
pendent, (P. 103). Participles perform the office of nouns, 
adjectives and verb, (P. 98.) 

98. The hand-organ is excruciating. 

99. Ox, ox's, ox; oxen, oxen's, oxen, (P. 53.) 

100. First. 

101. The army conquered the rebels. 

302. An irreg. verb, from am, was, being, been; neuter, 
inf., pres., subj. of "contents." KulelX., Note II. (See 
also Gram, of Grams., P. 258, Obs. 2; 572, Obs. 8; 618, 
Obs. 15; 623, Obs. 25, §5.) 

103. Pres., impf., pf., ppf. P. 78. 

104. Thou art, wert, hast been, hadst been, wilt be, 
wilt have been, mayst be, mightst be, mayst have been, 
mightst have been. If thou art, if thou wert. Be thou. 

105. An interjection. Kule XVIII. 

106. Inter, pron., 3d, sing., neut., obj. of "art doing." 
Rule XX. 

107. A relative pronoun, 3d, sing., neut., obj. case, obj. 



184 THE EEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

of "possessed," (Rule XX), and nom. case, subj. of "was 
taken," Rule II,, (P. 62, Obs. 2.) 

108. "Trust not him who you know is dishonest," (Rule 
II.), or "Trust not him whom you know to be dishonest." 
Rule XX. (In this last form, whom is the object of 
"know." Gram, of Gram., P. 495, Obs. 8.) 

109. " What signify ***** are bad." Rule 
IX. 

110. Note. In some edititions of the Grammar Ques- 
tions, this question is given: "If we study, we learn." 
As g-iven by the Regents, it read: " If we study, we will 
learn." When corrected, it becomes: "If we study, we 
shall learn." (P, 77, First Future Tense, 1.) 

111. A proper noun, m., 3d., sing., nom., subject of 
" showed." Rule II. 

112. A red. verb, from show, showing, showed, shown or 
showed, (P. 97), active-transitive, ind., imp., 3d, sing., 
agreeing with "Boulton." Rule IX. 

113. An irreg. verb, from say, said, saying, said, (P. 94,) 
active, trans., ind., impf., 3d, s,, agreeing with "he." 
Rule IX. 

114. An in-eg. verb, from sell, sold, selling, sold, (P. 94); 
active-trans., ind., pres., 1st, sing., agreeing with "I," 
Rule IX. 

115. An irreg. verb, from buy, bought, buying, bought. 
(P. 92), active-trans., inf., pi-es., governed by "to" 
which connects it to " anxious." Rule XXIII. 

116. A common noun, sui generis (P. 48, §4,) neut., 
3d, sing., obj. by apposition with " what." Rule III. 

117. Interjections, participles. 

118. "Boulton * * * manufactory." "He said 
* * * * Power." "I sell here * * * * Power." 
" All men are anxious to buy what I sell here. Power." 

119. "Here is sold by me what, etc." 
121. All except interjections. 



KER TO GRAMMAR. 185 

122. Pr. "Venice." Col. "State." Ah. "Mercy," 
" Dangei'." Verb. "Proceeding." 

123. " His," " offender's." 

124. Note. — ^In some editions, the question reads, 
" Which line contains a noun T It should read, " Which 
line contains no noun ?" Ans. The 12th. 

125. 3, 7, 8, 9, 12. 

126. 12th. Conj. and adv. 

127- "Direct," more direct, most direct. 

128. 3, 9, 12, 15. 

129. 1, "is enacted;" 2, " be proved," 

130. "In," "of," "against," "by," "to." 

131. "Indirectly," "directly," "too," "formerly," 
"therefore," "If," "that," "and" "or," "for." 

132. Lines 2 to 9. 

133. Lines 3 and 4. 

134. "Rehearsed." 

135. Subj. because it denotes future contingency. Rule 
XXVI. 

136. An adverb of degree, relating to the adjective 
phrase " of the duke." Rule XV. 

137. "I say." 

138. A pronom. adj. relating to "predicament." Rule 
IV. 

139. Say, said, saying, said. Stand, stood, standing, 
stood. (P. 94.) 

140- A regular verb, active-transitive, ind., perf., 2d., 
sing., agreeing with "thou." Rnle IX. 

141. " The danger has been incurred by thee." 

142. If considered a verb, as the question seems to re* 
quire, it would be defective, act.-intrans., imp., pres., 2d, 
sing., agreeing with "thou" understood. Rule IX. 
But Brown would make it an adverb of place, limitino 
"go" understood. (P. 197, Obs. 5.) 



186 THE regents' questions. 

(Johnson's and Worcester's dictionaries make **down" 
in such sentences an interjection. Webster quotes this 
sentence to illustrate the pregnant sense of down, " in- 
cluding the verb, and standing for go down, * * or 
the like, especially in command or entreaty.") 

143. Objective, because governed by "beg." Rule XX. 

144. A conjunctive adverb, relating to " (go) down." 
Rule XV. 

145. Radii, parentheses phenomena, brothers-in-law. 
(P. 50, Obs. 5, 12.) 

146. Bad, worse, worst. Beautiful, more beautiful, 
most beautiful. Heavy, heavier, heaviest. Many, more, 
most. 

147. Adjectives, articles, adverbs. 

148. I saw the chairs which fell. 

149. See 5. 

150. A rel. pron., 3d., sing., neut., nom. as attribute of 
" is " and as subject of " was." Rules XXI, II. (P. 63, 
Obs. 2.) 

151. Ind.., subj., pot., imp., inf. Pres., impf., pf., ppf., 
1st. fut, 2d. fut. (Pp. 69, 70.) 

152. Thou art, wast, hast been, hadst been, wilt be, 
wilt have been taught. 

153. Pr. and impf. ind. and subj., pr. inf., and imp. 
act. 2d. person. 

154. Make, made, making, made. Ride, rode, riding, 
ridden or rode. Sit, sat, sitting sat. Write, wrote, writ- 
ing, written. Pp. 93—95. 

155. "I expected to find" etc. See 95. 

156. " The letter * * * * taken, and which came 
&c." (Page 173. Notes VII and VIII.) 

157. Now, where, much, no. (P. 106.) 

158. Oh! ah! alas! fudge! (P. 109.) 

159. Ignorance or neglegence has caused this mistake. 
(P. 189.) 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 187 



160. Rule XXIV. 

161. "Let each love others better than one's self." 
(Or than himself. (P. 51, Obs. 3.) Rule V. ^ 

" It was not I," etc. Rule XXI. 

'•Wisdom * * * procures esteem." Rule IX. 

' ' A nail well driven;' etc. (P. 93. ) 

162. "Blasts" is a common n., 8d., plu., neut., nom., 
Bubj. of "awake." 

163. " Awake " is a redimdant verb, from "awake, 
awake or awaked, awaking;, awoke or awaked," (P. 96,) 
active-trans., ind., pres., 3d., plu., agreeing with "blasts." 

Rule IX. 

164. A preposition showing the relation between 

" awake " and * ' him." Rule XVII. 

165. Adj. used as a noun, sui generis, 3d., sing., neut., 
obj., governed by "of." Rule XXII. 

166. " By the wildest blasts that heave the sea is 
awaked no fear of wreck." 

167. "Who," "that." 

169. School Bulletin ; newspaper ; galaxy ; excellence. 

170. Mottoes'; ladies'; your; men's. 

171. John strikes James ; James is struck by John. 

172. I teach, taught, have taught, had taught, will 
teach, shall have taught, may teach, might teach, may 
have taught, might have taught. If I teach, if I taught. 
I am, was, have been, had been, shall be, shall have 
been taught. I may be, might be, may have been, might 
have been taught. If I be, if I were taught. 

173. See 40. 

174. Secondly (P, 106, I, 7), well, much, and. 

175. Lass, emperor, czarina, Frances. 

176. Mr. Smith, will you please excuse my son John, 
next Friday, at ten o'clock ? T. Jenkins, 

177. (1) You who strive will excel. 

(2) Here is the book which you lost. 



188 THE regents' questions. 

(3) See the boy whom flattery spoils. 
('') Thou that hast sinned, come forth. 
178. He ought not to have done it. (F. 98.) 

I do uot know with whom she went. (Rule XXII,) 
No country will allow such a practice. (EuleXX.^ 
It was not I who took it. (Rule XXI.) 

180. Far, farther, farthest, farmost or farthermost, (P. 
58). Little, less, least. Good, better, best. Naughty, 
naughtier, naughtiest. 

181. Active-intransitive, passive and neuter. Rule XXI. 
18tJ. I am that I am. 

183. "Live" is a reg. verb, neuter, imp., pres. ; 2d, 
sing., to agree with "thou " understood. Rule IX. 

184. "To" connects "summons" and "join." Rule 
XXIII. (P. 317, Obs. 4, §1.) 

185. "Moves" is active-intransitive, ind., pres., and 
predicate of "that." "Shall take" is active-transitive, 
ind., Ist-future, pred. of "each." "Go" is active-in- 
transitive, subj., pres., pred. of "thou." "Approach" 
is active-transitive, snbj., pres., and pred. of "thou." 

186. "That," "live" and "go." "When," "go" and 
"comes." "Where," "realm" and "shall take." 
(^Gram. of Gram. p. ^22,, Ohs. 6.) "But," "go" and 
"approach." "And." "sustained" and "soothed." 
"And," "wraps " and "lies." (But Brown would call 
"when" and "where" conjunctive adverbs. {Gram, 
of Gram. p. 428, Ohs. 1.) 

187. "That," (Line I) is a conjunction connecting 
"live" and "go." Rule XVL "That" (Line 2) is a 
relative pronoun, representing its antecedent " Caravan," 
3d., sing., (Rule V). nom., subj. of "moves." Rule II. 
"That," (Line 3) is a pronom. adj., relating to "realm." 
Rule IV. 

188. " Quarry-slave " is a com. noun, 3d, sing., obj., 
obj. of " to" understood. Rule XXII. (P. 215, Obs. 5.) 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 189 



"Sustained" is a perf. participle of tlie rea;., act.- 
trans, verb "sustain," and relates to "thou." Rule XIV. 

"One" is a pronom. adj., 3d., sing., masc, obj., obj. 
of " to " understood. Rule XXII (P. 215, Obs. 5.) 

" To " is a prep, showing relation between " lies " and 
"dreams." Rule XVII. 

189. Take, took, taking, taken. 
Go, went, going, gone. 

Soothe, soothed, soothing, soothed. 
Lie, lay, lying, lain. 

190. Summons, caravan, realm, chamber, halls, death, 
quarry-slave, night, dungeon, trust, grave, drapery, 
couch, dreams. 

191. Falter. 

193. res. "What." 

194. Compare, lifts, scatters, blushing, stained, unfold- 
ing, shall find, folding, can bear. 

195. "Shall find," 

196. Find, found, finding, found. 

197. "Blushing," "stained," "unfolding," "folding." 
(" Shrinking " and "cherishing" are adjectives. P. 101, 
Obs. 6.) 

198. Blush, stain, unfold, fold. 

199. "Stained" is passive ; the others are active. 

200. Milton, Shakspeare, William Cooper. 

201. William Cooper, sensitive-plant. 

202. Subjunctive. Rule XXVI. 

203. English, beautiful, spotless, tall, white, fragrant, 
blushing, thousand, various, stained, unfolding, fair, 
pink, lovely, summer, like, timid, shrinking, that, deli- 
cate, folding, slightest, brighter, cherishing. 

204. "Shrinking," "cherishing." 

205. An interrogative pronoun. 

206. Objective, obj. of " shall find." Rule XX. 

207. Objective, obj. of "to" understood. See 188. 



JdO THE regents' questions. 

208. An adverb, modifying folding. Rule XV. 

209. Potential. 

210. Subjunctive. (Rule XXVI.). present. 

211. Nom., subj. of "is" understood. Rule II. 

212. "Beautiful," "brighter," "slightest." 

213. A rel. pron., rep. " sensitive-plant," 3d, sing., 
neut., (Rule V.), poss. case, gov. by "leaves." Rule 
XIX. 

21i. A pers. pron., 1st, plu., masc , nom., subj. of "shaL 

find." Rule II. 

216. No. 

217. Nouns and pronouns. 

218. Adjectives and adverbs. 

219. By prefixing "more" and "most," or "less " and 
"least." 

220. '■' Are pi'efer able to those * * *" 

221. Future contingency or mere supposition. Rule 
XXVI. 

222. Because it is always subjoined to another verb. 
{Gram, of Gram,, p. 337, Obs. 4.) 

223. Imperfect. (P. 70.) 

224. Active-intransitive and neuter. (P. 68, Obs. 2.) 

225. I can not do it. 

226. I shall be drowned, nobody will help me. (P. 77.) 

227. Grammar professes to teach us to speak correctly. 

228. Rule XII. 

229. I had, thou hadst, he had, we had, you had, they 
had learned. 

230. If I, thou, he, we. you, they be sought. 

231. The second. 

232. The subordinate clauses in the fifth and sixth sen- 
tences. 

233. Imperative and interrogative. 

234. "Philosopher." 

235. "Thou," and "I." 



KEY TO GRAMMAR, 191 

236. Draw, drew, drawing, drawn. 
Kindle, kindled, kindling, kindled. 
Grow, grew, growing, grown. 
Ring, rang or rung, ringing, rung. 

237. "Came," "take," '"said," " had thought." 

238. " Had been kindled," " am burned." 

239. " Had thouo-ht " is an irreg. verb, from think, 
thought, thinking, thought, active-transitive, ind., ppf., 
1st, sing., agi-eeing with "I." Rule IX. 

240. "Had draw," ("might draw,") is an irreg. verb, 
from draw, drew, drawing, drawn, pot., impl, 2d, plur., 
to agree with "you." Rule IX. (See Gram, of Gram., 
p. 365, Obs. 17. But of. Matzner, [English ed., Vol. Ill, 
p. 7J, who says: 

" Rave,'' takes in many relations the pure infinitive, a. 
This happens if have is accompanied by good, better, best, 
lief, (lieve), rather, and has a notion of activity as an 
objective determination.) 

•' Upon " is a preposition, showing the relation between 
some verb like " say " understood ["(I say) upon my 
word], and "word," Bule XYIl. (Gram, of Gram.^ 
p. 684, Obs. 5.) 

"That is a pronom. adj., used as a pronoun, 3d., sing., 
neut, (Rule V.), obj., obj. of " of." Rule XXII. 

241. Conj.. pron., noun., verb., adj , prep., adv. 
233. Participles, interjections, articles. 

243. Preposition, preposition, noun, verb. 

244. " That " in the 11th line is a copulative conj. The 
other three are relative pronouns. 

245. Imp., pot., ind., inf. 

246. "Omit," "may give," "have," "task." Rule 
XXIV. 

247. Com. n., 3d, plu,, neut., obj., obj., of ''let." 
Rule XX. 



19^ THE KEOENTS' QUESTIONS. 

248. Prep, showing rel. b. "run" and "business." 
Rule XVII. 

249. As punctuated, "before" shows the relation be« 
tween "chide" and "God," Delius, Dyce, Knight, 
Valpy, and doubtless all good authorities place a comma 
alter "God," however, in which case "before" either 
shows the relation between " God " and " swear" under- 
stood, ["(we swear) before God], or is an adyerb relat- 
ing to some word like "going," understood, ["God 
(going) before,"] according to the interpretation given. 

250. " Will chide " is an irreg. verb, from chide, chid, 
chiding, chidden or chid; act -trans., ind., 1st fut., 1st, 
plu., agreeing with "we." Rule IX. 

251. "France," obj. of "but." "God." obj. of "to." 
"God," either object of "before," or nom. abs. with 
some participle understood. (See 249.) 

252. " Thoughts," understood. 

253. A common noun, 3d, sing., neut., obj. of " may 
give." Rule XX. 

254. " May be brought," is an irreg. verb, from bring, 
brought, bringing, brought ; passive, pot., pres., 3d, sing, 
agreeing with " action." Rule IX. 

256. Subject and predicate. (P. .54.) 

257. Into declarative, interrogative, imperative and 
exclamatory. (P. 54.) 

258. I don't know how. Do I ? Tell me. Take care ! 
259 — 261. See any grammar. 

263. " They that honor me by me shall be honored." 

264. "Some gentlemen who had been his father's 
■friends admitted him into this institution." 

265. "Belief." 

266. "The * * * bullet." 

267. " Is very erroneous." 

268. Com. n., 3d, sing., neut., nom., sub j. of "is.* 
Rule n. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 191 

369. A reg. verb, act.-trans., ind., 1st fut,, 3d, plur., 
to agree with " scales." Rule IX. 

270. "That" is a conjunction, introducing the sen- 
tence, "the scales * * * bullet." Rule XVI., Exc. 
I, (P. 200.) 

271. A reg. verb, passive, ind., pres., 3d, sing., to agree 
with "rifle." Rule IX. 

272. "It" is a pers. pron., rep. "rifle," 3d, sing., 
neut., (Rule V.), nom., subj. of "will throw." Rule II. 

273. A prep., showing relation between "will throw" 
and "scales." Rule XVII. 

274. An irreg. verb, from strike, struck, striking, 
struck or stricken ; passive, subj., impf., 3d, plu., to 
agree with "scales." Rule IX. 

275. Complex. (P. 66.) 

276. "To kill" is a reg. verb, active-transitive, inf., 
pres, and governed by the prep, "to," which connects it 
to "difficult." Rule XXIII. 

277. "That" (Line 11) is a rel. pro., relating to 
"shots," 3d, plu., neut., (Rule V.), nom., subj. of " wUl 
produce." Rule II. 

278. Throw, threw, throwing, thrown. 

279. A com. adj., relating to "crocodile." Rule VI. 

280. An adverb of manner, relating to " kill." Rule XV. 

281. An adjective. 

282. (9) Copulative conj.; (10) conj., introducing a 
sentence, (see 270) ; (11) relative pronoun. 

283. " The bullets have been resisted by their scales." 

284. See any grammar. 

285. "Are the only shots that will produce instant 
death those * * * neck.''" 

286. Image. 

287. Imagination. 

288. Which. 

279. "Day," "autumnal," "sky," "stubble-field." 



194 THE regents' questions. 

290. *' Aulunmal." 

291. '*Fine," ''tenderer." 
293. Compound, declarative. 

293. It was a fine autumnal day. 
I have said (so). 

The sky was clear and serene. 
Nature wore a rich and golden livery. 
We always associate (it) with the idea of abund- 
ance. 

294. "Files," " bark," " whistle." 

295. "Began," "might be heard," (" might be heard.") 

296. "Whistle" is a com. noun, 3d, sing., neut., nom., 
subj. of " might be heard," understood. Rule II. 

297. " Might be heard," (understood) is an irreg. verb, 
from hear, heard, hearing, heard; passive, pot., impf., 
3d, slug., to agree with " whistle." Rule IX. 

298. " Had been nipped," might be heard," "might be 
heard," understood. 

299. "To make" is an irreg. verb, from make, made, 
making, made ; active-trans., inf., pres., governed by 
" to " which connects it to " began." Rule XXIII. 

300. "As," conjunction; "on," adverb; "yellow," 
adj. used as a noun ; "high," adjective. 

301. Like 277, except that the subject is "bark." 

302. They are propositions. " at " showing the relation 
between "might be heard," (understood) and "inter- 
vals," and "from" between the same verb and "stub- 
ble-field." Rule XVII. 

303. Com. n., 3d, sing., neut., nom. after " was.'* 
Rule XXI. 

304. Com. adj., relating to "sky." Rule IV. 

30.5. Irreg. verb, from wear, wore, wearing, worn; 
ind., impf., 3d, sing, to agree with "nature." Rule IX. 
806. Pronom. adj., relating to "livery." Rule IV. 



KEY TO GEAMMAK. 195 

307. Com. noun, 3d, sing:, neut., obj. of "wore. 
Rule XX. 

808. Rel, pron., rep "livery," 3d, sing,, neut., (Rule 
v.), obj. of ** associate." Rule XX. 

309. '' Which is always associated by us "with the idea 
of abundance." 

310. "That rich andgoldenlivery was worn by nature." 

311. Impf.. pf., pres., ppf. 

312. " Associate " is present, because it expresses a 
general truth, (p. 70, Obs. 3), while the other verbs refer 
to a particular time. " Have said " is active-intransitive, 
having no object. (But see p. 673, Obs. 9, and also p. 
335, Obs. 14.) 

313. a, e, i, o, u, w, y. 

314. "Drew," "die," "said," "now." 
215. "Nigh," "sight," "thigh." 

316. "Time," "Israel," "grace," " burying-place. 

317. "I," "my," "me," none. 

318. "Thou," "they," "thee," none. 

319. "He," "his," *' him," "their." 

320. "As?" (See 312.) 

321. "Drew; " have found ;" "must die;" "put," 

322. None; "kindly;" "unto;" "and." 

823. 1st fut., impf., pf., pres. 

824. Draw, drew, drawing, drawn. 
Say, said, saying, said. 
Find, found, finding, found. 
Put, put, putting, put. 

325. I carry, carried, have carried, had carried, shall 
carry, shall have carried. 

326. "Sware," is an obsolete impf. of "swear," and ia 
ind.,impf., 3d., while "swear" is imp., pres., 2d. 

827. "At which." 

328. A reg. verb, neuter, {Gr. of Gr., p. 335, Obs. 12), 
pot., pres., 3d., sing., to agree with "Israel." Rule IX. 



196 THE regents' questions. 

329. An irreg. verb, from say, said, saying, said ; ac- 
tive-trans., ind., impf., 3d, sinj?., to agree with "he." 
Rule IX. 

330. A com. noun., 3d, sing., neut., obj. of "put." 
Rule XX. 

331. A prep., showing the relation between "deal" 
and "me." Rule XVII. 

332. A pers. pron., 2d, sing., masc. (Rule V.), obj. of 
"pray." Rule XX. 

333. A reg. verb, imp., pres,, 2d, sing., to agree with 
" thou '' understood. Rule IX. 

334. A com. noun, 3d, sing., neut., pos., governed by 
"head." Rule XIX. 

335. " The head of the' bed." 

336. " The time that Israel must die." 

337. Noun, adj., verb, pronoun, article, adverb, prepo- 
sition, conjunction. 

338. "Birthday," "found," "him." 

339. " Child " is inapp. with " him." (Rule III), (p. 211, 
Obs. 5); "stature" and "circumference," by "in." 
Rule XVII. 

340. " Ninth," to "birthday;" " pale," " thin," "dimin 
utive " and "smaU," to " child." 

341. "Somewhat" modifies "diminutive;" "decid- 
edly " modifies " small." 

342. "But" connects the second sentence to the first. 
"Or" connects "nature" and "inheritance." 

343. "Nature or inheritance." lud., ppf., 3d, sing. 
Rule XII. 

344. "Spirit." 

345. ' ' But by nature or inheritance a good sturdy spirit 
had been implanted in Oliver's breast." 

346. "In the breast of Oliver." 

347. The first is an auxiliary verb ; the second a prin- 
cipal verb. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 19? 

348. Cardinal: "two." Ordinal: ''ninth." 

349. An adverb of manner (doubt). P. 106. 

350. "Having." See 352, 354. 

351. A prep., showing relation between "may be attri- 
buted" and " circumstance." Rule XVII. 

352. A verbal noun, (p. 102, Obe. 8, §3), 3d, sing., neut,, 
nom., subj. of "may be attributed." Eule II. 

353. A reg. verb, passive, pot,, pres., 3d, sing., to agree 
with "having." Rule XI. 

354. Com. noun, 3d, sing., neut., obj. of "having." 
(Is it the fault of Brown or of Dickens, that p. 102, Obs. 8, 
§§2 and 3 can not both be applied to this use of " hav- 
ing ?" (See Gram, of Gram., pp. 504—509.) 

355. Com. noun, 3d, sing., neut., nom. after "was." 
Rule XXI. 

356. Eel. pro., relating to "gentlemen," 3d, plu., 
masc, (Rule V), nom., subj. of "had been locked." 
Rule n. 

357. Prep., connecting "had been locked," and " par- 
ticipating." Rule XVII. 

358. An imperfect participle, from the reg. act-trans, 
verb presume ; governed by " for." Rule XIV. (Gram, 
of Gram., p. 41.5, Obs. 12.) 

359. A common adj., relating to ''who." Rule IV. 
(P. 163, Obs, 4.) 

360. "To be," is an irreg. verb, from am, was, being, 
been, neuter, inf., pres., and governed by "to" which 
connects it to "presuming." Rule XXIII. 

361. "Use," "means," "God," "nature," " power." 

362. "Weak," "proper," "those." 

363. Am, was, being, been. Make, made, making, 
made. Place, placed, placing, placed. Fight, fought, 
fighting, fought. 

364. Jnc?., "are;" subj., "make;" inf. "to fight; 
pot., " may be heard ;" imp., " give." 



198 THE regents' questions. 

365. Pres., (impf.), pf., (ppL), 1st fut., (2d fut.) 

366. "Are forged;" "may be heard;" "to be pur- 
chased." 

367. I, (my) or (mine), me ; wo, our or (ours,) us. It 
(its), it, (they), their or (theirs), (tliem). 

368. A noun. 

869. "Weak," weaker, weakest. ("Proper," like 
perfect, round, white and many other adjectives does not 
strictly admit of comparison. " I was roeZZ," reads the 
the old epitaph ; "I wanted to be belter, and here I am." 
When a man is well, he cannot be better) and if any- 
thing is proper, nothing else could be more proper.) 

370. The first "it" is the object of "deserve." The 
second "it " is the subject of " is." 

371. Of the first clause, "chains ;" of the second clause, 
" clanking." 

372. "Shall fight." 

373. "We are not weak." "Is life so dear as to be 
purchased at the price of chains?" "Give me liberty." 

374. " Do we consider life so dear or peace so sweet as 
to purchase it ?" etc. 

" Death" is the object of "give," while "me" is the 
object of "to" understood. (P. 211. Obs. 5.) 

375. A reg. verb, act-trans., subj., pres., 1st, plu., to 
agree with "we." Rule IX. 

376. A rel. pro. rel. to "means," 3d, plu., neut., (Rule 
v.), obj., of "hath placed." Rule XX. 

377. A reg. verb, act-trans., ind., pf., 3d, sing., to 
agree with " God." Rule II. 

37S. An irreg. verb, from " fight, fought, fighting, 
tought," act-trans., inf., pres., governed by "to," which 
connects it to " raise." Rule XXIII. 

379 An adverb, relating to "base." Rule XV. 

380. A com. noun, 3d, sing., neut., nom., subj. of "is." 
Rule II. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 199 

381. A verbal noun, 3d, sin^., neut., nom., subj. ot 
•* may be heard." Kule II. 

383. ''To be pui-chased " is a reg. verb, passive, inf., 
pres., governed by "to," which connects it to " dear" 
and " sweet." Rule XXIII. 

383. A pronom. adj., relating to "course." Rule IV. 

384. An irreg. verb, from give, gave, giving, given ; 
act-trans., imp., pres., 2d, sing., to agree with " thou" 
understood. Rule IX. 

385. " Sclioolmaster " is a common noun, 3d sing,, 
masc, nom., subj. of "had." Rule II. 

386. A rel. pron representing its antecedent "pupils,'* 
3d, plural, masc, (Rule V.), obj. of " of." Rule XXII. 

387. "Morning" is a common noun, 3d, sing., neut., 
obj. of "on" understood. Rule XXII. (P. 215, Obs. 4.) 

388. "Were called" is a reg. verb, passive, ind., impf., 
3d, plur., to agree with " boys." Rule IX. 

289. A reg. verb, act-intrans., inf., pres., governed by 
"to," which connects it to 'were called." Rule XXIII. 

390. An irreg. verb, from hear, heard, hearing, heard ; 
act.-trans., pot., pf., 2d. plur., to agree with "you." 
Rule IX. 

391. A common noun, 2d, plu., nom. abs. Rule XXV. 

392. An irreg. verb from come, came, coming, come ; 
act.-in trans., ind., pf,, 2d, plur., to agree with "you." 
Rule IX. 

393. A common noun, 3d, sing., neut., nom. after 
"school-bell." Rule XXI. 

394. A common adj., positive degree, relating to "mas- 
ter." Rule IV. 

395. An inter, pi-onoun, 3d, sing , neut., obj. of "have." 
Rule XX. (Gram, of Gram., p. 518, Obs. 4.) 

396. An irreg. verb, from have, had, having, had ; act.- 
trans., ind., pres., 2d, plu., to agree with "you." Rule IX. 



200 THE regents' questions. 

397. An irreg. verb, from sa,y, said, saying, said 
act.-intrans., inf., pres., governed by "to," which con- 
nects it to " have." Rule XXIII, See 395. 

398. An abverb of place, relating to "go" under- 
stood. Eule XV. 

399. American. 

400. Monosyllables, dissyllables, trisyllables, ( but 
Brown still spells it trissy liable) and polysyllables. (P. 28.) 

401. We go, went, have gone, had gone, shall go, shall 
have gone. 

402. He might have been examined. 

403. See 42. 

404. "Words." 

406. He set the chair here for you to sit upon. 

407. If John had gone to school, he would not now 
deserve punishment ; but he did as he pleased and must 
take the consequences." 

408. (In some editions, this reads "in your answer to 
406." It should read " to question 407.") 

"Went" is changed to "gone," because the ppf. ind. 
is formed from the auxiliary and the perfect participle. 
"Done" is changed to "did," because it is the perfect 
participle and should be the imperfect indicative. 

Baltimore, Feb. 10, 1872. 
Dear Father: — 

I have returned from Washington, where 1 
spent two days very pleasantly. I visited the Capitol, and 
saw Mr. Brown's cousin, Charles Sumner, who is, you know, 
ore of the senators from Massachusetts. I also saw 
President Grant, and many other distinguished men, whom 
I have not time to mention. 

Is mother well? What did John get from Santa Claus{ 
Has Maria finished arithmetic? 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 201 



This is rough paper, bad ink, and O what a pen ! 

In haste, good bye. 

Your affectionate son, 

John Kennedy. 

409. "As," conj. adverb. 433. "Melancholy," 

410. " Who, ' ' relative pro- ' ' air. ' ' 

•noun. 433. "Asked," "one." 

411. "Deeply," adverb. 434. "Him," " asked." 

412. "Debt," com. noun. 435. "Sorrowful," "he." 

413. "In," preposition. 436. "He," (1st sentence) 

414. "Air," com. noum. "was." 

415. "One," pronom. adj. 437. " State," " in." 

416. "Acquaintances" 438. "Insolvency," "of." 
com. noun. 439. "Said," "friend," 

417. "Asked," rag. verb. 440. "His," "friend." 

418. "Why," conj. adverb. 441. "That," "is." 

419. "Sorrowful," adject. 443. " Case," "that." (P. 

420. "Alas," interjection. 313, Obs. 1.) 

431. " He," pers. pronoun. 443. "Not," "is." 

433. "Am," irreg. verb. 444. "Creditors," "it." 

433. ' ' Well, ' ' adverb. Used (See 443.) 
elUpticaUy for "it is 445, "Ought," "who." 
well." Webster. 446. "Wear," " to." Kule 

434. "That," pronom. adj. XXIII. 

435. "But," conjunction. 447. " Woeful, "" counte- 

436. "Tour," pers. pron. nance." 

437. "Ought," defective 448. "Countenance," 
verb. "wear." 

438. "Wear," verb in the 449. " Man." 
inf. mood. 450. "His." 

439. "Man," "was walk- 451. "Him." 

ing." 453. " Was involved." 

430. "Who," "was in- 453. Passive, 
volved." 454. Indicative. 

431. "Very," "melan- 455. Imperfect, 
choly." 



202 



THE regents' questions. 



456. "Who." 

457. Wear. 

458. Wore. 

459. Wearing. 

460. Worn. 

461. He says. 

462. He said. 

463. He will say.^ 

464. He has said. 

465. He had said. 

466. He will have said. 

467. More woeful. 

468. Most woeful. 

469. "Alas." 

470. " I am in a state of 
insolvency." 

471. Complex. (P. 66.) 

472. Compound. (P. 41.) 

473. "Friend." 

474. " Had been walking." 

475. "May have been in- 
volved." 

476. "He was asked by 
one of his acqaintances." 

477. " If that be the case." 

478. Plural. Rule V. 

479. ' ' Why are you so 
sorrowful ?" 

480. "Was walking," and 
"air." 

481. "Why." 

483. Disjunctive. (P. 108) 
483. Nominative. Rule 

xxn. 



484. Present.(P. 403,Obs.4) 

485. Objective. Rule XX. 

486. "Should." 

487. "Woe" and "full." 

488. I. 

489. "Sing," verb. 

490. "To," preposition. 

491. "Me," pronoun. 
493. "Dearest," adjective. 

493. "Nightingale," noun. 

494. " Spring," adjective. 

495. "Alas," interjection. 

496. "So," adverb. 

497. " That," conjunction. 

498. "No," adjective. 

499. "Owing," adjective. 

500. Pred. of ("Thou.") 

501. Pred, of " Shepherd." 

502. Adj,-adj. to "Song- 
stress." 

503. Obj. of "to." 

504. Adj. -adj. to "even* 
ing." 

505. Obj. of ("on") (P 
215.) 

506. Obj, of "make," 

507. Obj. of "have." 

508. Obj, of "to." 

509. Adj. -adj. of "it." 

510. Obj. of "to." 

511. ''I." 
513. "Tour." 

513. "Them." 

514. "Make." 



KEB TO GRAMMAR. 



203 



515. Active-transive. 

516. Indicative. 

517. Present. 

518. -'Frogs." 

519. Make. 
530. Made, 

521. Making. 

522. Frogs made. 

523. " will make. 

524. " have made. 

525. " had made. 

526. " wiU have made, 

527. " may make. 

528. " might make. 

529. " may have made 

530. " inight have made 

531. Dear. 

532. Dearer. 

533. More beautifnl. 

534. Most beautiful. 

535. "I." 

536. "Me." 

537. 538. None. (P.71,obs2) 

539. "It." 

540. "Them." 

.541. "Tome," "Sing." 

542. "To songstress," 
"said." 

543. "(On) — evening," 
"said." 

544. " To sing," " inclina- 
tion." 

54.5. "To-silence," "ow- 
ing." 



546. " To sing." 

547. There is no other. 

548. "Tome." 

549. "On — evening." 

550. Shepherdess. 

551. Feminine. 

552. It appears in "Song- 
stress. 

553. "Alas!" 

554. " Nighingale." 

555. Compound. 

556. Compound. 

557. Simple. 

558. Compound. 

559. "You hear them," 

560. "So much noise ia 
made by the frogs." 

561. Owe. 

562. P. 32, Rule VI. 

563. Un. 

564. Ed. 

565. Ly. 

566. "Shepherd." 

567. "I," "it." 

568. " I hear them." 

569. "Wasp." 

570. "Met." 

571. " Was buzzing." 

572. "Just." 

573. "Tou." 

574. "Me." 

575. "Dear." 

576. "And." 

577. "Are loved." 



204 



THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



578. "By." 

579. Relative pronoun. 

580. "By," adverb. 
5S1. "Why," conj. adv. 
5S'3. "Better," adverb. 

583. "Nobody," noun. 

584. "That," pronom. adj. 

585. "All." adjective. 

586. "Than," conj. (G^r.o/ 
Gr.,-p. 674, Obs. 16.) 

587. " But," adverb. 

588. "Half," adverb. 
579. "Much," adjective 

590. Meet. 

591. Met. 

592. Meeting. 
,593. Met. 

594. Am. 

595. Was. 

596. Being. 

597. Been. 

598. Tell. 

599. Told. 

600. Telling. 

601. Told. 

602. "Wasp," subj. of 
"met." 

603. "Bee,"obj.of"met." 

604. "That," subj. of "was 
buzzing." 

605 "You," subj. of "can 

teU." 
606. "Me,"obj.of ("to.") 

(P. 211.) 



607. "Better," mod. of 
" are loved." 

608. "I," subj. of ("am.") 

609. " yellow," mod. of 
" back." 

610. "Gold," subj. of 
("is.") 

611. "Elegant," mod. of 
"shape." 

612. "That,"obj.of"for." 

613. "Bee," subj. of 
"says." 

614. "Mischief," obj. of 
"to do." 

615. "By people." 

616. "To behold." 

617. "For that." 

618. "To do." 

619. "—meets—." 

620. "—has met—." 

621. "— hadraet— ." 

622. "—will meet—." 

623. "—will have met—,'* 

624. "Buzzed." 

625. " You can tell me." 
626-627. " People love you 

so much better than me." 

628. " They teU me." 

629. "To do." 

630. "To be beheld." 

631. "Were." 

632. "Can tell." 

633. "Would love." 

634. "To do.". 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 



205 



635. "Well." 

636. Complex. 

637. "A wasp met a bee." 

638. " Only." 

639. "If I should do." 

640. Comma. 

641. Eroteme. (P. 256.) 

642. Semireolon. 

643. Ecphoneme. (P. 257.) 

644. Guillemets. (P. 259.) 

645. Guillemets. 

646. Words of another 
speaker. 

647. Apostrophe. (P. 258.) 

648. The possessive case. 

649. "Nephew." 

650. "Lift." 

651. "Give." 

652. "Will." 
653-654. "Trying." 

655. "Ground." 

656. "Kindly." 

657. "Very." 

658. "Lift," noun." 

659. "Little," adjective. 

660. "After," preposition. 
((?r. o/Gfr., p. 440, obs.) 

661. " Trying, ' ' participle. 
(Same reference.) 

663. "Make," verb. 
683. "Fly," verb. 

664. "Along," preposition. 

665. "But," conjunction. 
663. "OflE," adverb. 



667. "Down." adverb. 

668. "Ah," interjection. 

669. "Awkward," adj. 

670. Take. 

671. Took. 

672. Taking. 

673. Taken. 

674. Throw. 

675. Threw. 

676. Throwing. 

677. Thrown. 

678. Am. 

679. Was. 

680. Being. 

681. Been. 

682. Say. 

683. Said. 

684. Saying. 

685. Said. 

686. "Perseverance," sub], 
of "conquers." 

687. " Conquers," pred. of 
"perseverance." 

688. "All," adj.-mod. of 
" things." 

689. "Things," obj. of 
"cpnquers." 

690. "Proverb," subj. of 
"is." 

691. "I," subj. of "said." 

692. "An," adj.-mod, of 
" proverb." 

693. "Which," subj. of 
" says." 



206 



THE regents' questions. 



694. "Try," subj. of 
("you.") 

695. "Fault," attribute of 
" it." 

696. "Trying," adj. -mod. 
of "nephew." (See 660.) 

697. "Make,"obj.of "to." 

698. "Ah." 

699. "—falls—." 

700. " — has fallen—" 

701. "— had fallen — ." 
703. "— will fall — ." 

703. ' '— will have fallen -" 

704. Little. 

705. Less. 

706. Least. 

707. " You wiU give—." 

708. "Give—." 

709. "Vainly." 

710. "To make." 

711. "Fly." 

712. " To run." 

713. "Nephew." 

714. The writer. 

715. Imperative. 

716. Second. 

717. Plural. 

718. Kongkerz. 

719. Rule XXIV. 

720. "There is," "which." 

721. Their aunt. 

722. P. 22, Rule VI. 

723. " All things are con- 
quered by perseverence." 



724. 



were conquered 



725. " — have been — ." 

726. "— had been — ." • 

727. "— will be — ." 

728. "—will have been— .'* 

729. "Who," rel. pron. 

730. "One," adjective. 

731. "At," preposition. 

732. " Visits," noun. 

733. "More," adverb. 

734. "Than," conjunction, 

735. "That," conjunction. 

736. " Away," adverb. 

737. " Never," adverb. 

738. "Mind," verb. 

739. " Sir," noun. 

740. "Liking," participle. 

741. "That," pronom. adj. 

742. " Concluded," verb. 

743. "Best," adverb. 

744. "Person," "was told." 

745. "Who," "called." 

746. "Visits," "had been." 

747. "Master," "had 
gone." 

748. ("Thou,") "mind." 

749. "He," "said." 

750. "I," "will speak." 

751. "She," "has gone." 

752. "Maid," "replied." 

753. "Man," "said." 

754. "It," "is." 

755. " I," " will step and 
sit." 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 



207 



756. "That,'' "is gone." 

757. "Welcome." 

758. " More frequent." 

759. None. ("Best" is an 
adverb.) 

760. Am. 

761. Was. 

762. Being. 

763. Been. 

764. TeU. 

765. Told. 

766. Telling. 

767. Told. 

768. Say. 

769. Said, 

770. Saying. 

771. Said. 
773. Sit. 

773. Sat. 

774. Sitting. 

775. Sat. 

776. "Day,"obj.of C'on") 

777. "House," obj. of "at" 

778. "His," adj.-mod. of 
"visits." 

779. "Welcome," attri- 
bute of " visits." 

780. " Never," adr.-mod. 
of "mind." 

781. "Mind," pred. of 
" thou." 

783. "Liking," adj.-mod. 

of " man." 
783, "Admission," obj. of 

"to be denied." 



784. "Day," attribute of 
"it." 

785. "Will sit," pred. of 

(t T i1 

786. "Which," adj.-mod. 
of "time." 

787. "To be denied." 

788. "To stay." 

789. "His," "person." 

790. "Your," "servant." 

791. "Him," "person.'' 
793. "Who," "person.'^ 

793. "Which," "house." 

794. "Person," masculine. 

795. "Which," neuter. 

796. "Servant," feminine. 

797. "Visitor," masculine. 

798. Man-servant. (Batch- 
elor, p. 51.) 

799. Mistress. 

800. "Was told." 

801. " To be denied.'' 
803. Indicative. 

803. 1st future. 

804. "The seryant told a 
person." 

805. Compound. 

806. See 723. 

807, 808. " I step in," pres. 
"I stepped in," impf. 
" I have stepped in," pf. 
" I had stepped in," jpp/, 
"I shall have stepped 
in," 2dfut. 



208 



THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



809. "Upon," preposition. 

810. "Humble," adjective. 

811. "Looked," verb. 

812. "Down," adverb. 

813. "Side," noun. 

814. "Then," adverb. 

815. "May wish," verb. 

816. " Unknown," adject. 

817. " Like," adjective. 

818. "Fir," "looked." 

819. "We," "grow." 

820. "He," "said." 

831. "Masts," "are 
made." 

822. "Thou," "canst pro- 
duce." 

823. "Thorn," "replied." 

824. ."Axe,", "shall 
pierce." 

825. "You," "may wish." 

828. Rule II. 

829. Rule IX. 

830. ("Looked") Active- 
intransitive. 

831. Indicative. 

832. Imperfect. 

833. Third. 

834. Singular. 

835. (" Grow,") Active-in- 
transitive. 

836. Indicative. 

837. Present. 

838. First. 

839. Plural. 



840. ("Said.") Active-in- 
transitive. 

841. Indicative. 

842. Imperfect. 

843. Third. 

844. Singular. 

845. ("Are made,") Pas- 
sive. 

846. Indicative. 

847. Present. 

848. Third. 
8 9. PluraL 

850. ("Caust produce.") 
Active-transitive. 

851. Potential. 

852. Present. 
8.53. Second. 

854. Singular. 

855. ("Replied.") Active- 
transitive. 

856. Indicative. 

857. Imperfect. 

858. Third. 

859. Singular. 

860. ("Shall pierce,") ac- 
tive-tran.?itive. 

861. Indicative. 

862. 1st future. 

863. Third. 

864. Singular. 

865. ("May wish.") Ac 
tive-transitive. 

866. Potential. 

867. Present. 



KEY TO GBAMMAK. 



209 



868. Second. 

869. Plural. 

870. "His," "fir." 

871. "Tour," "fir." 

872. Masc. (Gr. of Gr., p. 
257, Obs. 15.) 

873. "Looked," *'upon 
Thorn. 

874. "Looked," "from 
top." 

875. "Looked," "with 
scorn." 

876. "Grow," "for spires." 
" Are made," " of us." 

877. Make. 

878. Made. 

879. Makina:. 

880. Made. 

881—883. '* Whilst of thee 
* *, can be produced 

884. Objective. Rule XXII 

885. Nominative absolute. 
Rule XXV. 

886. «»**** TjYiii 

wish to be." 

887. "* * Has pierced. 

888. "* * Shall have 
pierced. * *." 

Personification. 

889. Noun. (P. 42.) 

890. Adjective (Article,) 
(p. 42.) 



891. Pronoun. (P. 42.) 
893. Verb. (Participle,) 
Pp. 42. 43. 

893. Adverb. (P. 43.) 

894. Preposition. (P. 43.) 

896. Conjunction. (P. 43.) 

897. Funny, funnier, fun 
niest. 

898. Queerly, more queer- 
ly, most queerfy. 

899. Elegies. 

900. Churches. 

901. Peices. All these are 
formed by adding es. 

902. Rule VI., p. 32. 

903. Rule III., p. 31. 

904. Vowel: o. 

905. Liquid: I. 

906. Palatal: k. 

907. Double (>onsonant : x. 
(P. 25, Obs. 3.) 

908. Dipthong: ce. 

909. Word, primitive : 
great.. 

910. Word, derivative : 
greatly. 

911. Word, compound : 
great-coat. 

913. Sentence, simple : I 
go. 

913. Sentence, compound : 
I go, hut I return. 

914. Adjective, ordinal : 
first. 



210 



THE regents' questions. 



915. Person : 1st, 2d, 3d. 

916. Number: Singular, 
plural. 

917. Gender: Masc, fem., 
neut. 

918. Case: Nom., Poss., 
Obj. 

919. Mood: Ind., subj. 
pot., imp., inf. 

920. Tense: Pres., impl, 
pf., ppl, 1st. fut., 3d fut. 

921. See, saw, seeing, seen. 

922. Pres., we see, are seen. 

923. Inipf., we saw, were 
seen. 

924. P/., we have seen, 
have been seen. 

92.5. Ppf., we had seen, 
had been seen. 

926. 1st fut., we shall see, 
shall be seen. 

927. 2d fut., -we shall have 
seen, shall have been 
seen. 

928. Pres. They may see, 
may be seen, 

929. Impf. They mi^ht see, 
might be seen. 

930. Pf. They may have 
seen, may have been 
seen. 

931. Pp/, They might have 
seen, might have been 
seen. 



932. Pres. If he see, it 
he be seen. 

933. If he saw, if he were 
seen. 

934. Se-e (ye), be ye seen. 

935. Pres. To see, to be 
se€n. 

936. Pf. To have seen, to 
have been seen. 

937. Impf. Seeing, being 
seen. 

938. Pf. Seen, seen. 

939. "Elegy." 

940. "Is." 

941. "Gray's * * * church- 
yard, from beginning to 
end." 

942. " Is a masterpiece." 

943. "Written," "in 
churchyard." 

944. "Elegy," "from be- 
ginning." 

945. " Beginning," " to 
end." 

946. A participle from tbe 
irreg. verb, write, wrote, 
writing, written; passive, 
pf., relating to "elegy." 
Rule XIV. 

947. A noun used as an 
adj., relating to "church- 
yard." Rule IV. 

948. A com. noun, 3d, 
sing., neut., nom. after 
"is." Rule XXI. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 211 



949. Attribute of 972. P. 28. 
" thoughts." 973. P. 29. 

950. Adv., relating to "ob- 974. P. 110. 
yious." 975. P. 65. 

951. Subj. of " are ex- 976. P, 43. 
pressed." 977. Orthography. 

952. Subj. of "give." 978. Etymology. 

953. Obj. of "with." 979. Syntax. 

954. Pred of " dignity," 980. Prosody, 
"range "and "grace." 981. Orthography. 

955. Obj. of " of." 982. Prosody. (P. 249.) 

956. Obj. of "give." 983-6. See 915— 918. 

957. Obj. of "see," 987. *'I, John, am here." 

958. Bel. "Which," "dig- 988. "You, TTiomas, como 
nity." forth." 

959. "Which," "allusion" 989. "Thomas came." 
and "description," 990. Ox. 

960. "Which," "language" 991. Oxen. 

and " versification." 992. There are but two 

961. "Which," "perfec- numbers. 

tion." 993-6. See 915—918. 

962. Per s. "They," 997. Ox. 
"thoughts." 998. Cow. 

963. "They," "thoughts." 999. Horns. 

964. "They," "thoughts." 1000. " The cow? tossed me, 

965. "We," the author 1001. with her Tiorns." 
and readers. 1002. "I hate the cow." 

966. " They," to " it." 1003-7. Pp. 63, 64. 

967. " Are " to " is." 1008. Who, which, what, 

968. "Which is seen by that. 

us." 1009. Nice, nicer, nicest. 

969. Brown's Gram., P. 17. Good, better, best. 

970. P. 17. 1010. Pr. We are exam- 

971. P. 17. ined. 



212 



THE RE0BNTS' QUESTIONS. 



1011. Impf. We were ex- 
amined. 

1013. P/, We have been 
examined. 

1013. Ppf. We had been 
examined. 

1014. Istfut. We shall be 
examined. 

1015. 2dfut. We shall have 
been examined. 

1016. Examine, examine.' 

1017. To be examined, to 
have been examined. 

1018. Impf. Examining, 
examined. Pf. Exam- 
ined. Prepf, Having 
examined, having I ten 
examined. 

1019. "Should imitate." 
" Men and students." 

1020. "Sir Henry Holland." 

1021. Potential. 

1022. Imperfect. 

1023. Adj. mod. of "raen 
and students." 

1024. Ob;j. of "in." Rnio 
XIV. 

1035. Adj. mod. of '' rtira- 
tion." 

1026. Obj. of "taking." 

1027. Obj. of ("in.") (P. 
315, Obs. 4.) 

1038. Obj. of ("to.'') (P. 
215. Obs. 5.) 



1039. Pred. of " men and 
students." 

1030. Adj. mod. of "earth." 

1031. Obj. of "should 
teach." 

1032. Ad j. -mod. of 
"streams." 

1033. Obj. of "among." 

1034. Obj. of " of." 

1035. Adj. mod. of " they." 

1036. Obj. of "to." Rule 
XXIII. 

1037. Adj. mod. of " life." 

1038. Subj. of "will find." 

1039. Adv. mod. . of " ex- 
hilarating." 

1041. Adj. mod. of "it." 

1042. "Be deterred.' (Gr. 
of Gr. p. 361, Obs. 3.) 

1043. " Even if for a time 
no fish be taken by him." 

1044. Take, took, taking, 
taken. 

1045. Conj., con. "would 
return" and "should 
imitate." Rule XVI. 

1046. Prep., con. "shouiii 
imitate" and " taking." 
Rule XVII. 

1047. Adj. relating to 
" earth." Rule IV. 

1048. Adj. relating to "no- 
vice." Rule IV. 

1050. Brown'sGram., P 48. 



KEY TO OBAMMAR. 



213 



1051. P. 49. 
1053. P. 52 

1053. P. 61 

1054. P. 62, 

1055. P. 70. 

1056. P. 109. 

1057. (Interjection,) Oh ! 

1058. (Verb,) come 

1059. (Conjunction,) and 

1060. Pay 

1061. (Adverb,) quickly 
1063. (Adjective,) four 

1063. (Noun,) dollars 

1064. (Preposition,) to 

1065. (Pronoun,) me. 

1066. John's. 

1067. We. ' 

1068. Whom. 

1069. I am undone. 

1070. Active- transitive, 
passive. 

1071. Indicative. 

1072. Potential. 

1073. Subjunctive. 

1074. Imperative. 

1075. Infinitive, 

1076. Present. 

1077. Imperfect. 

1078. Perfect. 

1079. Pluperfect. 

1080. First future. 

1081. Second future. 

1082. First, second, third. 

1083. Singular, plural. 



1084. To see. 

1085. To be seen. 

1086. I see. 

1087. I may see. 

1088. If I see. 

1089. See. 

1090. To see. 

1091. I see. 

1092. I saw. 

1093. I have seen. 

1094. I had seen. 

1095. I shall see. 

1096. I shall have seen. 

1097. I see, thou seest, he 
sees. 

1098. I see, we see. 

1099. Etymology. 

1100. See 33, " Member.' 

1101. See 25. 

1102. See 23. "Who." 

1103. See 188. " To." 

1104. One. 

1105. First. 

1106. Give, gave, giving, 
given. 

1107. "Socrates." 

1108. "Was." 

1109. "Was never in 
haste." 

1110. "Never," "in haste." 
nil. "That * * * * 

invention. 
1112. " His followers * * 
* * invention. 



214 



THE regents' questions. 



1113. "FoUowers," 

1114. "Should * * * in- 
vention." 

1115. " Should become." 

1116. "Skilful. 

1117. "His." 

1118. "Skilful ♦ * ♦ 
invention." 

1119. "He." 

1120. "Love." 

1121. "He." 

1122. "Who." 

1123. "Persons." 

1124. "Thought," 

1125. "Should be instilled." 

1126. "Considered." 

1127. " Had acquired." 

1128. "Were fitted." 

1129. "Should become." 

1130. "Should be instilled." 

1131. "To commit." 

1132. "To do." 

1133. Skilful, more skilful, 
most skilful. 

1134. Well, better, best. 

1135. An adverb of time, 
rel. to " should be in- 
stilled." 

1136. "Had acquired," is 
areg.verb, active-trans., 
ind., ppf., 3d, plu., to 
agree with "who." 
Rule IX. 

1187. See 977—980. 



1138. Etymology. 

1139. Orthography. 

1140. Syntax. 

1141. Prosody. 

1142. Orthography. 

1143. Brown's Grammar, 
P. 67. 

1144. P. 68. 

1145. P. 67. 

1146. P. 68. 

1147. P. 68. 

1148. P- 69. 

1149. P. 70. 

1150. P. 70. 

1151. P. 108. 

1152. P. 107. 

1153. Better men 

1154. fared better, 

1155. but 

1156. saw those suffer 

1157. whom they loved. 

1158. Because they are the 
forms used in making up 
the other forms of the 
verb. (Pp. 74, 75.) 

1159. Present. 

1160. Imperfect. 

1161. Perfect participle. 

1162. Love, loved, loving, 
loved. 

1163. Do, did, doing, done. 
1165. P. 64. 

1165. Excellent, more ex- 
cellent, most excellent. 



KEY TO GKAMMAB. 216 

1166. Rich, richer, richest. 1187. " Is," " has dotted ' 

1167. Rule XL "circles." 

1168. RuleV. 1188. '-To be compared." 

1169. Rule XXI. 1189. "FoUowing," "keep- 

1170. Rule XXIIT. ing." 

1171. I strike, am struck. 1190. " By which has been 

1172. I struck, was struck. dotted," etc. 

1173. I have struck, have 1191. "Raised," "against," 
been struck. " power." 

1174. I had struck, had 1192. "To be compared," 
been struck. " to," "which." 

1175. I shall strike, shall 1193. "To be compared," 
be struck. "for," "purposes." 

1176. IshaU have struck, 1194. "Purposes," "of," 
shall have been struck. " conquest." 

1177. I may strike, may be 1195. "Surf ace," "of," 
struck. "globe." 

1178. 1 might strike, might 1196. " Circles," " with," 

be struck. " strain." 

1179. I may have struck, 1197. "Strain," "of," 
may have been struck. " airs." 

1180. I might have struck, 1199. Pers., pron., adj.- 
might have been struck. mod. of " flags." 

1181. If I strike, if I be 1200. Noun, obj. of "of." 
struck. 1201. Noun, subj. of "is." 

1182. If I struck, if I were 1202. Noun, obj. of "has 
struck. dotted." 

1183. Strike, be struck. 1203. Noun,obj. of "with." 

1184. To strike, to be 1204. Rel. pro., adj.-mod. 
struck. of " drum-beat." 

1185. Striking, being 1205. Conj., con. "posses- 
struck, sions " and " poets." 

1186. "Raised;" "fath- 1206. Noun, obj. of "fol- 
ers," "flags." lowing." 



216 



THE regents' questions. 



to 



of 



1307. Part., relating 
"drum-beat." 

1208. Verb., pred. 
"drum-beat." 

1209. Noun, obj. of "with." 

1210. Objective. Rule III. 

1211. An irreg. verb, from 
am, was, being, been; 
neuter, ind., pres., 3d, 
sing., to agree with 
"Rome." Rule IX. 

1212. A reg. verb ; passive, 
inf., pres., governed by 
" to," which connects it 
to "is." Rule XXIII. 

1213. A noun used as an 
adjective, relating to 
"drum-beat." Rule IV. 

1214. A compound com- 
mon noun, 3d, sing., 
neuter, nom., subj. of 
"circles." Rule 11. 

1215. An impf, participle 
from the reg. verb fol- 
low ; relating to "drum- 
beat." Rule XIV. 

1216. "Unbroken." 

1217. See 489. 



1218. 




490. 


1219. 




491. 


1220. 




493. 


1221. 




493. 


1222. 




494. 


1323. 




495. 



1224. 


See 496. 


1225. 


tt 


497. 


1226. 


n 


498. 


1227. 


^^ 


499. 


1228. 


<i 


500. 


1229. 


(i 


501. 


1230. 


it 


503. 


1231. 


<( 


503. 


1232. 


u 


504. 


1233. 


ik 


505. 


1234. 


(I 


506. 


1235. 


it 


507. 


1236. 


(( 


508. 


1237. 


i( 


509. 


1238. 


.( 


510. 


1239. 


u 


511. 


1240. 


.( 


513 


1241. 


•" 


513 


1242. 


n 


515 


1243. 


i( 


516 


1244, 


(t 


517 


1245. 


n 


518 


1246. 


(( 


519. 


1247. 


(( 


510. 


1248. 


a 


521. 


1249. 


t( 


522. 


1250. 


n 


523. 


1251. 


a 


524. 


1252. 


«( 


525. 


1253. 


«( 


526. 


1254. 


(( 


527. 


1355. 


it 


528. 


1356. 


«i 


.589. 


1257. 


<( 


530. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 



2ir 



1258. See 531. 

1259. " 532. 

1260. *' 533. 

1261. " 534. 

1262. " 535, 

1263. " 536. 

1264. " 537. 

1265. " 338. 

1266. " 339. 

1267. '* 540. 
1267. " 241. 
1269. '' 542. 
1270 " 543. 

1271. " 544. 

1272. " 545. 

1273. An adv. relating to 
"here." Rule XV. 

1274. A pers. pron., 1st, 
sing., masc, nom., subj. 
of "hear." Rule II. 

1275. An irreg. verb from 
heard, heard, hearing, 
heard ; act.-trans., ind., 
pres., 1st, sing., to agree 
with "I." Rule IX. 

1276. Pers. pron., 3d, plu., 
obj. "hear." Rule XX. 

1277. See 469. 

1278. " 470. 

1279. " 471. 

1280. " 473. 

1281. " 474. 

1282. " 475. 

1283. " 476. 



1284. See 477. 

1285. A com. noun, 3d, 
sing., neuter, nom., af 
ter"is." Rule XXI- 

1286. See 478. 

1287. " 479. 

1288. *' 480. 

1289. " 481. 

1290. " 483. 

1291. " 483. 

1292. " 484. 

1293. *' 485. 

1294. " 486. 

1295. " 487. 

1296. " 488. 

1297. Noun. 

1298. Verb. 

1299. P. 63. 

1300. P. 64. 

1301. P. 65. 

1302. Bad. 

1303. 111. 

1304. Many. 

1305. Much. 

1306. Which is the book 
that fell. 

1307. It is that book. 

1308. I see that it is. 

1309. " * * for you and 
me." 

1310. Rule XXII. 

1311. " That girl is writing 
on her slate." 

1312. Simple. 



218 



THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



1313. "Are those girls 
writing on their slates ?" 
131 . "He will go." 

1315. "He shall go." 

1316. " YoviT months^ 

1317. interest is due." 

1318. P. 52, Obs. 1. 

1319. Rule IX. 

1320. See 1147. 

1321. " 1149. 
1323. P. 71. 

1323. P. 71. 

1324. Ind., I will do it. 

1325. Suhj. If I can. 

1326. Pot. I may fail. 

1327. Inf. But I will try 
to do it correctly. 

1328. Imp. See if I do. 

1329. Pres. I think. 

1330. Impf. I went. 

1331. -P/. Tou have asked. 

1332. Ppf. I had gone. 

1333. Istfut. I shall go. 
1334:. 2d fut. I shall have 

gone. 

1336. Rise, rose, rising, 
risen. 

1337. Raise, raised, rais- 
ing, raised. 

1338. Sit, sat, sitting, sat. 

1339. Set, set, setting, set. 

1340. Rise in your seat. 

1341. Raise the lid. 

1342. Sit again. Set your 
desk in order. 



1343. By adding the perfect 
participle to to he in all 
its changes. 

1344. By adding the imper- 
fect participle as above. 

1345. For him to swim ia 
impossible. 

1346. "I won't" is what 
he said. 

1347. Am,wa8, being, been. 

1348. Go, went, going, 
gone. 

1349. Fight, fought, fight- 
ing, fought. 

1350. Find, found, finding, 
found. 

1351. Talk, talked, talking, 
talked. 

1353. " Let " is an irreg. 
verb from let, let, letting, 
let ; act.-trans, imp., 2d, 
sing., to agree with 
("thou"). Rule IX. 

1354. "Him" is a pers. 
pron., 3d, sing., masc, 
obj. of "let." Rule XX. 

1355. " Go " is an irreg. 
verb, from go, went, 
going, gone ; a c t . - i n - 
trans., inf., pres., after 
"let." Rule XXIV. (Gr. 
of Gr. p. 628, Obs. 10.) 

1356. Imperfect participle. 
3357. Rel. pro., subj. of 

" are." 



KEY TO GKAMMAR. 219 

1358. Verb, pred. of 1373. -'Has judged," is a 
"things." reg. verb., act. -trans., 

1359. Noun, subj. of "is." hid. perl, 3d, sing, to 

1360. Attribute of "noth- agree with "God." Rule 
ing." IX. 

1361. "Does lie," pred. of 1373. A common noun, 
"that." 3d, plu., masc, obj. of 

1362. Noun, obj. of "of." ("to.") Rule XXII., 

1363. Rel. pro., obj. of Obs. 5. 

"has judged." 1374. "We must cry on." 

1364. P(TS. pro., obj. of 1375. "If we cry for the 
"to." moon." 

1365. Adj., adj. mod. of 1376. A conjunction cor- 
"we." relative with "and," 

1366. Adv., adv. mod. of connecting "natural" 
" cry." and "moral." Rule XVI. 

1367. "Does," "has," 1377. P. 42. 
"has," "must." 1378. Pp. 42, 3. 

1368. "And," "both-and," 1379. Adjectives, articles, 
"if." 1380. Adverbs. 

1369. "God" is a proper 1381. P. 54. 
noun, 3d, sing., masc, 1382. P. 54. 

nom., subj. of "has 1383. "Pleasures," subj. 

judged." Rule II. of "resemble." 

1370. " To accomplish," is 1384. "Sense," obj. of "of." 
a regular verb, act.- 1385. "Torrent," obj. of 
trans., inf. pres., gov- "resemble." 

erned by "to," which 1386. "Course," obj. of 

connects it to "means." "after." 

Rule XXIII. 1387. "Channel," obj. of 

1371. "Must cry," is a reg. " leaves," 

verb, act.-intrans,, pot., 1388, "Which," subj. of 

pres., 1st, plu., to agree "runs" and "leaves.' 

with "we." Rule IX. 1389. "Foaming," "tor- 
rent." 



220 



THE regents' questions. 



1390. "Dis ord e rly," 
"course." 

1391. "Empty and offen- 
sive," '*«hannel." 

1392. "Speedily," "runs." 

1393. "Out," "runs." 

1394. "Of," "pleasures," 
" sense." 

1395. "After," "runs." 
and "leaves," "course." 

1396. "And," "runs." 
" leaves." 

1397. "And," "empty," 
"offensive." 

1398. "The," "pleasures." 

1399. "A," "torrent." 

1400. "A," "course." 

1401. "A(n)," "channel." 

1402. Ladies. 

1403. Valleys. 

1404. Pailfuls. (P. 50, Obs. 
13.) 

1405. Memorandums. (See 
Web. and Wor.) 

1406. Analyses. 

1407. See 983 to 994. 

1408. See 1071—1083. 

1409. "Pleasures," 3d, plu., 
neut., nom. 

1410. "Sense," 3d, sin^., 
neut., obj. 

1411. "Torrent," 3d, sing., 
neut., obj. 

1412. " Course," 3d, sing., 
neut., obj. 



1413. "Channel," 3d, sing., 
neut. obj. 

1414. "Resemble," ind. 
pres., 3d, plu. 

1415. " Runs," ind., pres., 
3d, sing. 

1416. "Leaves," ind., 
pres., 3d, sing. 

1417. Person, number and 
gender agree with those 
of the antecedent. 

1418. Case depends upon 
its use in the sentence. 

1419. Pres. , impf . , pf . , ppf . 
1420 See 1147. 

1421. See 1071—1075. 

1422. See 1142. 

1423. See 1076—1081. 

1424. Ind. The boy writes. 

1425. Pot. The boy may 
write. 

1426. /Sw&y. If the boy 
write. 

1427. Regular, irregular, 
redundant, defective. 
(P. 67.) 

1428. Active- transitive, 
act.-intrans., passive, 
neuter. (P. 68.) 

1429. Rule IX. 

1430. It does not. 

1431. Nominative. 

1432. Objective. 

1433. They have not. 



KEY TO GRAMMAK. 



221 



1434. By their use in their 
sentence. 

1435. To a noun. 

1436. The thing possessed. 

1437. "They thought it 
was 7." 

1438. Pers. pron., 1st, sing. 
masc, nom. after "was." 
Rule XXI. 

1439. "I do not know 
whom, to send." 

1440. A relative pron., re- 
lating to (*' the person,") 
3d. sing., masc. (Rule 
V.) obj. of "to send." 
(Gr. ofGr.p.297,Obs. 5.) 

1441. " The man sits in the 
chair." 

1442. An irreg. verb, from 
sit, sat, sitting, sat; neut- 
er, ind.. pres., 3d, sing., 
to agree with " man." 
Rule IX. 

1443. "The book lies on 
the table." 

1444. An irreg. verb, from 
lie, lay, lying, lain ; 
neuter, ind,, 3d, sing., to 
agree with "book." Rule 
IX. 

U45. "The elder of the 
two sons," etc. (But see 
Gr. of Gr. p. 283, Obs. 
12.) 



1446. A com. adjective, , 
comp. deg., eompajred, 
old, elder, (older), eld- 
est, (oldest) ; relating to 
("son"). Rule IV. 

1447. "The general with 
his soldiers was taken." 

1448. An irreg. verb, from 
take, took, taking, taken; 
passive, ind., impf,, 3d, 
sing., to agree with 
"general." Rule IX. 

1449. In some editions, this 
reads as it should read 
after correction : "The 
room is twenty feet_ 
long." As given, it was : 
"The room is twenty 
foot long." 

1450. Feet is a com. noun» 
3d, plu., neut., obj. of 
("to"). Rule XXn. 
(P. 215, Obs. 4.) 

1451. " To preach and to 
practice are very dif- 
ferent." 

1452. An irreg. verb, from 
am, was being, been ; 
neuter, ind.. pres , 3d, 
plu., to agree with "to 
preach "and "to prac- 
tice." Rule 11. 

1453. Imperfect, loving. 
Perfect, loved. 



222 



THE regents' questions. 



1454. Preperfect, having 
loved. 

1455. Imperfect, being 
loved. Perfect, loved. 

1456. Prei:)erfect, having 
been loved. 

1457-9. See 400. . 
1460-1. See 1. 
1463-9. See 889—896. 

1470. Man, tooth, mouse. 

1471. By prefixing the ad- 
verbs les.<i and least. 

1472. By adding er and est; 
or, 

1473. By prefixing the ad- 
verbs more and most. 

1474. Objectionable, less 
objectionable, least ob- 
jectionable, [est. 

1475. Kind, kinder, kind- 

1476. Absurd, more ab- 
surd, most absurd. 

1477. Comparison. 

1478. Adjectives. 

1479. Of time, place, de- 
gree and manner. 

1480. Personal. 

1481. Relative. 
14S2. Interrogative. 

1483. Me. " Tell me." 

1484. Thee. ''I love thee." 

1485. Him. " See him." 

1486. Her. "Look at her." 

1487. It. " Take it." 



1488. Whom. "She whom 
I left," 

1489. He, she, it. 

1490. Relative. Who, 
which, (that.) 

1491. Interrogative. Who, 
(which.) what. 

1492. Noun and pronoun. 

1493. Active-intransitive. 

1494. Neuter. (P. 65, 
Obs. 2.) 

1495. See page 69. 

1496. Subjective. 

1497. Imperative. 

1498. Infinitive. 

1499. Perfect. 

1500. Pluperfect 

1501. First Future. 

1502. Second future. 

1503. Second future. 

1504. Corresponsive con- 
junctions. 

1505. Prepositions. 

1506. The part of speech. 

1507. Its modifications. 

1508. Its syntax. (P. 43.) 

1509. "Best" is a com. 
adj.. superl. degree, com. 
pared good, better, best, 
relating to " authors.' 
Rule IV. 

1510. "Authors" is a com. 
noun, 3d, plu., masc, 
nom., subj. of "should 
be read." Rule II. 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 



223 



1511. "Should be read," 
is an irreg. verb, from 
read, read, reading, 
read; passive, pot., 
impf., 3d, plu., to agree 
with '• authors." 

1512. " By," is a prep,, 
showing the relation be- 
tween " should be read " 
and "student." Rule 
XVII, 

1513. " The " is the article 
relatiug to " student." 
Eule I. 

1514. " Student " is a com. 
nom., 3d, sing., masc, 
obj. of "by." Rule 
XXII. 

1515. " That is a copulat- 
ive conjunction, con- 
necting the sentences 
between which it stands. 
Rule XVI. 

1516. "He" is a personal 
pronoun, 3d, sing., 
masc, sub j. of " may ac- 
quire." Rule II. 

1517. "Thus" is an ad- 
verb relating to "may 
acquire. Rule XV. 

1518. "May acquire" is a 
regular verb, active- 
trans., pot., pres., 3d, 
sing., to agree with "he." 
Rule IX. 



1.519. "Refinement," is a 
common nom.. 3d, sing., 
neuter, obj. of "may 
acquire. Rule XX. 

1520. " Which " is a relat- 
ive pi'onoun, relating to 
" grace " and " refine- 
ment;" 3d, sing., plural. 
(Rule V), obj. of "can 
give." Rule XX. 

1521. " He is to be married 
to I don't know whom." 

1.522. Object of "do know." 
Rule XX. (Not Rule 
XXII. See 1440.) 

1523. ' ' Genera,tion after 
generation pas.ses away." 

1524. Predicate of "gen- 
eration." Rule IX. 

1525. ^'Is a gloomy but in- 
structive poem." 

1526. Predicate of " Night 
Thoughts." Rule IX. 

(Gr. of Gr., p. 570, 
Obs. 2.) 

1527. "Neither he nor I 
was consulted." 

1528. Pred. of "he" and 
"I." Rule XII. 

1529. "Which is the larger 
member, etc." (See 1445) 

1530. An adj. relating to 
"number." Rule IV. 

1531. "Pitt was the pillar 
which upheld the State." 



^^2i 



THE regents' questions. 



1533. Relative pronoun, re- 
lating- to "pillar," (Rule 
V,) and subject of "up- 
held." Rule II. 

1533. "Our teacher told 
us that air has weight. " 

1534. Predicate of "air." 
Rule IX, For tense see 
page 70, Obs. 3. 

1535. " I intend to write to 
him/' 

1536. Inf. governed by 
"to." Rule XXIII. For 
tense, see p. 71, Obs. 6. 

1537. Neuter. 

1538. Imperative. 

1539. Present. 

1540. 2d, sing., ("Thou.") 

1541. Passive. 

1542. Indicative. 

1543. Perfect. 

1544. 3d, sing., "passing." 

1545. Active-transitive. 

1546. Subjunctive. 

1547. Present. 

1548. 2d, plu., "you." 
3549. Active-transitive. 
lJ>50, Indicative. 

1551. Present. 

1552. 2d plural, "you." 

1553. Active-transitive. 

1554. Indicative. 

1555. First future. 

1556. 3d, sing., "ground." 



1557. Passive. 
1658. Potential. 

1559. Present. 

1560. 3d, sing., "that." 

1561. P. 68. ''Strike for 
your altars and your 
fires." 

1562. P. 68. "I am un- 
done.''^ 

1563. By adding the per- 
fect participle to the 
auxiliary verb "to be." 
(F. 88.) 

1564. "Has" shows the 
tense to be perfect. 

1565. "Been" shows the 
form to be passive. 

1566. Adjective, modifier: 
of the subject of " be." 

1567. Adjective, modifier 
of " study." 

1568. Participal noun, sub j. 
of " has been com- 
pared." (Gr. of Gr., 
pp. 636-7, Obs. 12—15. 

1569. Adverb, modifier of 
" passing." 

1570. Noun, obj. of " of." 

1571. Participal noun, obj, 
of "to." See 1568. 

1572. Noun, obj. of "con- 
qnering." 

1573. Noun, obj, of "con- 
quer." 



KEY TO GRAMMAR. 



225 



1574. Adverb, mod. of 
"pass." 

1575. Disjunctive c o n j . , 
connecting the sentences. 

1576. Copulative c o n j . , 
connecting " will have " 
and "leave." 

1577. Participle, "port," 
"garrison." 

1578. Adverb, mod. of 
"will have." 

1579. Verbal noun, obj. of 
" will need." 

1580. Adverb, mod. of 
"pass." 

1581. Participle, obj. of 
"without." 

1582. Adj. pronoun, obj. 
of " understanding." 

1583. E-el. pro., subj. of 
"can be known." 

1584. Meet, met, meeting, 
met. 

1585. Leave, left, leaving 
left. 

1586. Know, knew, know- 
ing, known. 

1587—1590. See 977— 980. 

1591. See p. 69. 

1592. " p. 98. 

1593. " pp. 55, 59. 

1594. " pp. 105, 59. 

1595. " p. 59. 

1596. The subject with its 
adjuncts. 



1597. "Passing." 

1598. " Passing over a field 
of study." 

1.599. "Over." 

1600. The second. 

1601. The third. 

1602. Three. 

1603. "But." 

1604. "Will pass." 

1605. Those connected by 
"and." 

1606. See 1605. 

1607. "Your" (line/.) 

1608. "It," line i. 

1609. "Passing" (line a.) 

1610. "Single," (line 7?..) 

1611. "Jbeing present they 
were embarrassed." 

1612. Kule XXV. 

1613. "Larger than any 
other State in the Union." 

1614. The comparative de- 
gree requires that the 
objects compared should 
not be in the same class. 
(Gr. ofGr.,p.286,Obs.7.) 

1615. "A variety of ob- 
jects charms the eye." 

1616. Rule IX. 

1617. See 983— 996. 

1618. See 1070— 1083. 

1619. (comparison. 

1620. A proper noun. 

1621. 3d, sing., masc, uom. 



^26 



THE regents' questions. 



1622. Subject of '* went." 

1623. A relative pronoun. 

1624. 3d, sing., masc, noui. 
162.5. Subject of "sold." 

1626. An irreg. verb, from 
sell, sold, selling, sold. 

1627. Active - trans., ind., 
impf., 3d, sing. 

1628. Predicate of "who." 

1629. A common noun. 

1630. 3d, plu., neut., obj. 

1631. Object of "sold." 

1632. A common noun. 

1633. 3d, sing., neut., obj. 

1634. Object of "into." 

1635. A personal prenoun. 

1636. 3d, sing,, masc, obj. 

1637. Object of "having 
shaved." 

1638. A regular verb. 

1639. Active-intrans., ind., 
impf., 3d, sing. 

1640. Predicate of " bar- 
ber." 

1641. An irreg. verb, from 
take, took, takidg, taken. 

1642. Act.-trans., imp., 
pres., 2d, sing. 

1643. Predicate of ("thou.") 

1644. A personal pronoun. 

1645. 3d. sing., neut., obj. 

1646. Object of "took." 

1647. A common noun. 

1648. 3d, sing., masc, 
poss. 



1649. Governed by "shop." 
Rule XIX. 

1650. "Took" is an irreg. 
verb, from take, took, 
taking, taken. 

1651. Act.-trans., ind., 
impf., 3d, sing. 

1652. Predicate of "bar- 
ber." Rule IX. 

1653. " Does satisfy " is a 
regular verb. 

1654. Act.-trans., ind., 
pres., 3d, sing. 

1655. Predicate of "that." 
Rule IX. 

1656-8. See 1641—43. 

1659. A personal pronoun. 

1660. 2d, plur., masc, obj. 

1661. Object of "does 
satisfy." Rule XX. 

1663. "Having shaved." 

1663. Preperfect active. 

1664. "Barber." 

1665. It governs "him." 

1666. It is the object. 

1667. It would simply re- 
late to " barber." 

1668. "Having been 
shaved." 

1669. He, his, him ; they, 
their or theirs, them. 

1670. Penny, penny's, pen- 
ny ; pennies (or pence), 
pennies', pennies {cr 
pence). 



KEY TO GRAMMAE. 



22'J 



1671. It, its, it ; they, their, 

or theirs, them. 
1673. Sell, sold, selling, 

sold. 

1673. Go, went, going,gone. 

1674. Take, took, taking, 
taken. 

1675. Ask, asked, asking, 
asked. 

1676. Give, gave, giving, 
given. 

1677. Ask. 

1678. Because it forms its 
impf. tense and pf. part, 
by adding ed. 

1679. ''Two." 

1680. "Does." 

1681. " Will." 
1683. "What." 

1683. "If." 

1684. "No." 

1685. It is independent. 
Rule XV, Exc. 1. 

1686. "Half-penny." 

1687. A com. noun, 3d, 
plu., neut., nom. after 
("is ") (" Two-pence [is 
the price.]) Rule XXII. 

1688. Question 1683 indi- 
cates that this is an in- 
terrogative pronoun. 
Brown, however, makes 
it an adjective pronoun, 
relating to ("price.") 
(Gr.olGr.,p.397,Obs.4.) 



1689. See 1659— 61. 

1690. An adverb, relating 
to "put." Rule XV. 

1691. A com. noun, 3d, 
sing., neut., obj. of 
"put." Rule XX, 

1697. Pers. pro. 

1698. 3d, sing., neut. 

1699. Object of "upon." 

1700. Common noun. 

1701. 3d, sing., neut,, nom. 
1703. Subj. of "wiUpay." 

1703. An irreg. verb, act.- 
intrans. 

1704. Ind., 1st fut., 3d, 
sing. 

1705. Predicate of " line." 

1706. A common noun. 

1707. 3d, sing., neut., nom. 

1708. Subject of "is." 

1709. A relative pronoun. 

1710. 3d, sing., neut., nom. 

1711. Subject of " is won." 
1718. A common noun. 

1713. 3d. sing , neut., nom. 

1714. Attribute aft^r" is." 

1715. A common noun. 

1716. 3d, sing., neut., obj. 

1717. Obj. of "may give." 

1718. An irreg. verb, act.- 
trans. 

1719. Ind., 1st fut., 3d, 
sing. 

1730. Predicate of "de- 
ception." 



228 



THE regents' questions. 



1721. A common noun. 

1722. 3d, sing., neut., nom. 

1723. Subj. of " does do." 

1724. An irreg. verb, act.- 
trans. 

1725. Imp., pres., 2d, plur. 

1726. Predicate of ("you.") 

1727. A reg. verb,, act.- 
intrans. 

1728. Imp. pres. 2d, plu. 

1729. Agrees with ('"you,") 
Rule IX. 

1730. An irreg. verb, from 
win, won, winning, won ; 
passive. 

1731. Ind., pres., 3d, sing. 

1732. Agrees with "that." 
Rule IX. 

1733. An irreg. verb, from 
give, gave, giving, given; 
act.-trans. 

1734. Pot., pres., 3d, sing. 

1735. Agrees with "it." 
Rule IX. 

1736. A common noun. 

1737. 3d, sing,, masc, poss. 

1738. Governed by "skin." 
Rule XIX. 

1739. An irreg. verb, from 
tell, told, telling, told ; 
act.-trans. 

1740. Inf., pres. 

1741. Governed by "let." 
Rule XXIV. 



1742. A common noun, 2d, 
plu., masc, nom. abs. 
Rule XXV. 

1743. Apronom. adj., used 
as a pronoun, 3d, sing., 
neut., (Rule V,) nom., 
subj. of "will (pay)." 
Rule IX. 

1744. An irreg. verb, from 
wear, wore, wearing, 
worn; act.-trans., inf., 
subj. of " m a y g i v e." 
Rule XXIII, (P. 70, Obs. 
13.) 

1745. An adj., comp., 
(good, better, best,) re- 
lating to "to be laughed 
at." Rule IV. 

1746. As in continuance. 

1747. Imperfect participle. 

1748. To be. 

1749. Straight, straighter, 
straightest. 

1750. Crooked, crookeder, 
crookedest. 

1751. Good, better, best. 

1752. Win, won, winning, 
won. 

1752. Wear, wore, wear- 
ing, worn. 

1754, Bring, brought, 
bringing, brought. 

1755. Do, done, doing, 
done. 



KGY TO GBAMMAE. 



229 



1756. " To wear a mask." 

1757. "To be laughed at 
as Tom Tell-truth." 

1758. "Friends." 

1759. "Very." 

1760. "But." 

1761. "Best." 
1763. "Are^oing." 

1763. "Do." 

1764. "(To be) praised." 

1765. "Upright." 

1766. "Face and hands." 

1767. "Will come aud 
bring." 

1768. An Adverb, relating 
to " come." Rule XV. 



1769. A conjunction, con- 
necting (" one ") and 
"Tom Telltruth" (Gr. 
of Gr., p. 672, Obs. 7. 
Complete sentence: 
" Better is it [for one] 
to be laughed at " etc.) 

1770. A proper noun, 3d, 
sing., masc, obj., in ap- 
position with ("one") 
Rule III. 

1771. A pers. pron., 3d, 
plu., poB., governed by 
"reward." Rule XIX. 



THE 

REGENTS' QUESTIONS, 
1866-1878. 



SPELLING. 



^Examination I, JVov, 7, f866, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

1. The (1) lesson will (3) 'begin at the (3) "beginning of 

the (4) treatise. 

2. (5) Sets of (6) apparatus are (7) necessary for the (8) 
illustration of the (9) physical (10) sciences, 

3. On the (11) eighth of (12) February a (13) Connecticut 
(14) peddler (15) wearing a (16) suit of ^17) g'/*«2/ (1^) cloth- 
ing, (19) displayed his (20) wares in an (21) atjenwe of (22) 

4. The (23) plane of the (24) horizon is (25) horrizon- 
lal. 

5. (26) Joseph's (27) brethren sold him to the (28) Isft- 
maelites. 



176 THE regents' questions. 

6. The (29) oak is a (30) symbol of strength : the vine 
of (31) dependence : the (32) cypress, of (33) sorrow : the 
elm of (34) elegance : the (35) fir, of (36) symmetry ; and, 
as an evergreen, of (37) immortality. 

7. (38) Fur is warm but costly (39) apparel. 

8. The (40) Missouri river empties into the (41) Missis- 
sippi. 

9. Strike the loud (42) cymbal. 

10. The (43) Judge of the Supreme Court (44) affirmed 
the (45) judgm,ent of the lower (56) tribunal. 

11. (47) Ladies and (48) gentlemen, the (49) programms 
will open with a (50) quartette and (51) chorus. 

13. A (52) council of war was called, and the general 
(53) counseled with the (54) colonels and (55) civilians 
present, 

13. "He looked and saw a (5Q) spacious (57) plain, 

whereon 
Were tents of various (58) hue ; by some were (59) 

Jierds. 
Of (60) cattte (61) grazing; others whence the 

sound 
Of (62) instruments that made (63) melodious (64) 

chime.' ^ 

14. Hiram had (65) hewers of wood. 

15. None are (66) too young to (67) try. 

16. (67) Matthew (68) tries to learn. 

17. The (69) czar (70) supported his (71) pretensions. 

18. (72) Scholar, (73) soldier, (74) surgeon, (75) sergeant, 
(76) sheriff and (77) sovereign, all begins with s. 

19. (78) Binghamton is in (79) Broome county; (80) 
Syracuse is in (81) Onondaga. 

20. (82) Beading, (83) Spelling, (84) Writing, (85) ^n77i- 
jneiic, (86) Grammar, and (87) Geography, are very im- 
portant branches of (88) education. 



SPELLING. 177 



21. James and (89) two other boys were (90) there. 

22. The (91) schooner was lost at (92) sea, (93) of Cape 
(94) St, Roque. 

23. (95) Their eyes (96 see clearly. 

24. "From (97) scenes like these old Scotia's (98) 
grandeur springs." 

25. (99) " Vanity of (100) vanities saith the Preacher." 



Examination II, Feb, 28, !867» 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 m.) 

1. The {1) principal of the (2) teachers'' (3) institute (4) 
lectured on (5) physiology and (6) astronomy. 

2. The (7) legislature is in (8) session at the (9) capitol 
in the (10) city of (11) Albany. 

3. (12) Scholars should become (13) versed in the (14) 
principles of (15) science, and should (16) ^rac^ice those 
of (17) morality. 

4. A (18) geometrical (19) series (20) progresses by a (31) 
comm^on (22) multiplier. 

5. (23) Raleigh is the (24) capital of (25) JZN^or^ft. (7ar- 
oZiwa ; (26) Nashville of (27) Tennessee ; (28) Baton Rouge 
of (39) Louisiana ; and (30) Ottawa of (31) Canada. 

6. In 1785, (32) Massachusetts (33) through her (34) defe- 
grates in (35) Congress (36) executed a deed of (37) cession 
to the general (38) government and (39) relinquished her 
claim to western (40) territory. 

7. The (41) gladiators (43) entered the (43) arena of the 
(44) amphitheatre. 

8. White (45; bears (46) inhabit (47) arctic (48) regions. 

9. " How can ye (49) believe which (50) receive (51) 
honor one of (53) another ? 

10. (53) Mathematical (54) treatises are much used in 
(55) engineering. 



178 THE regents' questions. 

11. (56) Bread is (57) raised with (58) yeast. 
13. Tlie (59) soldier (60) liay^ed his breast to the (61) /oe- 
man^s (62) view. 

13. A (63) youth (64) tred in (65) idleness may well be 
(66) pitied. 

14. " But (67) pleasures are like (68) poppies spread ; 

You (69) seize the (70) flower, its (71) bloom is 
shed." 

15. Carthage was (73) ra2:ed to its (74:) foundations. 

16. Large (75) quantities of (76) ^oitr are (77) shipped 
at (78) Chicago. 

17. WbZ^jes (80) pre^/ upon (81) weaker (82) animals. 

18. (88) Lewis's face was (84) pitted with (85) scars. 

19. (86) Ccesar (87) reigned as (88) emperor. 

20. tE is a (89) diphthong ; eau a (90) triphthong. 

31. (91) ^Zi?'a7i (92) prayed that it might not (93) rain, 
and there was neither rain nor (94) de?^j. 

22. The (95) messenger bears (96) dispatches. 

23. A (97) suitable (98) siie was selected. 

24. The Jewish (99) rites and ceremonies were (100) 
manifold. 



Examination III. June fS, /867» 

(11:00 A. M.— 12.00 M.) 

Ihe (1) saddler (2) plies his (3) awl (4) rapidly and with 
(5) pecuniary (6) profit. 

(7) San I son carried away the gates of Gaza by (8) night. 

(9) Cain (10) s?e?c Abel. 

Noah's (11) ark and its contents were the (12) sole relica 
of the (13) antediluvian world. 

The (14) valiant (15) knight (16) ate a portion of the (17) 
prey, and ere the hour of (18) eight (19) blew the (20) 
bugle for his (21) martial band. 



SPELLING. 179 



The (22) yeoman (23) assented after much (34) solici- 
tation. 

The (25) beau (26) knew the (27) helle would gladly (28) 
receive so (29) brilliant a (30) bouquet. 

(31) Pigeons rarely (32) sow, but sometimes reap what 

has been (33) already sown. 

(34) Cromwell (35) prorogued the long (36) parliament. 

The (37) horse chestnut tree has (88) peculiar (39) foliage 

and (40) bears (41) very (42) beautiful clusters of (44) 

flowers. 

Human pride is a (46) useless, rank, (47) repulsive (48) 
fTiis^Ze in (46) society. 

The (50) constitution contains a (51) guaranty that no 
State shall be deprived of a republican form of (52) gov- 
ernment. 
(53) Where may the (54) wearied (55) eye (56) repose, 
When (57) gazing on the (58) great ; 
Where (59) neither (60) guilty glory (61) glows 

Nor (62) despicable state ? 
The (63) Cincinnatus of the West, 
(64) Whom envy dared not hate, 
(65) Bequeathed the name of (66) Washington, 
To make man (67) blush there was but (68) one. 
The (69) marshal left his (70) cane at the (71) depot in 
(72) Keene, (73) iVez« Hampshire. 

Before (74) thee rose, and with thee (75) gj'ew, 
A (76) rainbow of the (77) loveliest (78) Tiwe, 
Of three (79) bright (80) colors, each divine, 
And fit for that (81) celestial (83) sip-n : 
One that was of (83) the (84) sunbeam'' s (85) d^/es ; 
One, the pure (86) depth of Seraph's eyes. 

The (87) three-ply carpet has a (88) blue (89) figure, and 
the (90) seams are well (91) sewed. 
Only (92) bodies (93) die ; our (94) sowZs fore rer live. , 



180 THE regents' questions. 

(95) All (96) arcs of circles are less than (97) eircum- 
ferences ; all (98) sines, than diameters. 

The pillar (99) seems to have been (100) hewn out of a 
single block. 



Examination IT, JVov, 7, ^867* 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

A (Ij cord of (2) heech (3) wood (4) outweighs a (5) bale 
of (6) cotton. 

I (7) would (8) untie the (9) knot if I could. 

(10) Tears (11) steal from the (12) e^/e when the (13) 
heart (14) beats in (15) sympathy with another's (16) 
grief. 

The (17) auctioneer (18) seMs a (19) pair of (20) wrns, a 
a (21) pail, a (22) mahogany (23) bureau, a (24) guitar, a 
(25) piece of (26) steeZ, and a (27) bass-viol to the (28) 
c/ioriste?\ 

(29) Beets are (30) sown in (31) tiers or rows. 

The (32) defendant (33) owned two (34) guineas. 

A (35) column of (36j artillery and a (37) battalion of 
(38) cavalry (39) encamped near the (40) 6eac/i of the (41) 
sea. 

The (42) advent of the (43) Messiah (44) occurred at a 
(45) period of (46) unparalleled (47) tranquillity. 

(48) Steafc and other (49) meats are (50) eaten with (51) 
bread and (52) vegetables. 

Be thou like a (53) roe or a young (54) Tiar^ 

That (55) viaZ of (56) alkali belongs to the (57) labor^ 
atory. 

The (58) accused man gave (59) bail to keep the (60) 
peace. 

(61) IdZe and (62) vain are the (63) ways of the (64) 
counterfeiters. 



SPELLING. 181 



There are (65) pears and (66) plums in the (67) orchard. 

The (68) ode was (69) written by a (70) pale-faced (71) 
poet. 

(72) Stakes are set for (73) metes and (74) tounds. 

The (75) needle (76) pomte (77) northward; the (78) 
weather-vane (79) o&e^/s the (80) ^CifcZe wind ; the (81) 
plumh-line (82) gravitates ; the (83) pendulum (84) «i- 
hrates in a (85) perpendicular (86) plane. 

The (87) committee (88) Tnee^ the (89) comptrollor to 
make (90) arrangements for (91) procuring (92) sia- 

The (93) earnings of the (94) 7'oad in (95) February 
last were (96) enormous. 

(97) /^eize the (98) oars, and let the (99) 6oa< be (100) 
roiced ashore. 



Bxamination T, J^eb, 20, 7868, 
(11:00 A. M.— 12 M.) 

I. The (1) squadron (2) hound for (3) Marseilles (4) un- 
furled its (5) canvass to the (6) propitious (7) zephyrs. 

II. (8) Patiently (9) ^«a^^ for (10) prectows (Il)//-Mif. 
in. The (12) neio (13) council-chamber was (14) efe- 

gantly (15) finished with (16) loood of the (17) fui'-tree, and 
the (18) ceiling was (19) beautifully (20) frescoed. 

IV. (21) i^'arie is (22) a?io^7ier name for (23) temple. 

V. (24) Parliament (25) negotiated a (26) Zoan for the 
(27) perilous (28) enterprise. 

VI. The (29) ordnance stores were (30) carried to (81) 
Lisbon, under the (32) guidance of a (33) cavalier. 

VII. The (34) principal (35) ^we of the (36) chimney 
extended from the (37) cellar. 

VIII. A (38) sMp's (39) buoyancy (40) adapts it to (41) 
sustain a (42) car^'O of great (43) weight. 



ir<2 THE BEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

IX. The (44) prisoner (45) tcrithed in his (46) dungeon. 

X. The (47) attorney was (48) too much (49) fatigued to 
(50) attend the (51) Zato suit. 

XI. The (52) celerity of (53) lightning is (54) almost 
equal to that of light. 

XII. (55) Buy (56) knoinledge and (57) seZZ it (52) not. 

XIII. The (59) guests were (60) entertained in a (61) 
separate (62) sidte of (63) 7-oo7ns. 

XIV. (64) Secession (65) ordinances were (66) passed by 
(67) e^jer?/ (68) £/«?/ State. 

XV. Let the (69) dead (70) bury (71) </ieir dead. 

XVt, (72) Rensselaer (73) county (74) touches (75) Jfas- 
sacTiMseits. 

XVII. (76) Orthography and (77) etymology are (78) 
sub-divisions of (79) grammar. 
\ XVIII. (80) Rhetoric is included in (81) belleslettres. 

XIX. The (8^) canvass resulted in his election by the 
(83) unanimous (84) suffrages of his {8b) fellow citizens. 

XX. (86) Sealing-wax is red. 

XXI. A (87) berry is a (88) .species of (89) fruit. 

XXII. (90) Pigreons (9\) flew o\ (tr the abyss. 

XXIII. A (93) banquet of (94) venison and other (95) 
luxuries was (9G) prepared for the (97) garrison. 

XIV. Few are the (98) privileges and many the (99) 
grievances of (100) penury. 



£Jxatnination YI. jTuiie Jj., 7868, 
(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

I. "What (1) various (2) attitudes and (3) ways 

And (4) tricks, we (5) authors have in (6) writ~ 
ing ! 
While (7) some (8) write (9) sitting, some like Bayes, 
(10) Usually stand, while (11) they're (12) inditing. 



SPELLING. 183 



(13) Poets (14) there are, who (15) wear the (16) floor 
out, 
(17) Measuring a (18) line at (19) every stride ; 
While some, like Henry Stephens, (20) pour out 
(31) JRhymes by the (22) dozen, while they ride. 

— Thomas Moore. 

II. Take the (23) sum of the (24) prey that was (25) 
caught. 

III. In the (26) fourteenth day of this (37) month, at (28) 
even, ye shall (29) keep it in his (30) appointed (31) season 
(32) according to aU the (33) rites of it, and according to 
all the (84) ceremonies thereof. 

IV. (35) Hour after hour he loved to {SQ)pore 

On (37) Shakespeare's rich and (38) varied (39) 

lo7'e, 
But (40) turned from (41) m,artial (42) scenes and 

(43) light, 
From (44) Falstaf's (45) feast and (46) Percy's 

{^7) flight. 
To (48) ponder Jaques's (49) moral (50) strain, 
And (51) 7nwse with (52) Hamlet, (53) loise in (54) 

And (55) weep himself to soft (56) repose, 
O'er (57) gentle (58) Desdemona's (59) t/joes. 

— SiK Walter Scott. 

V. It is the (60) peculiar (61) province of a grand (63) 
jury to (63) indict, as it is of a house of (64) representatives 
to (65) impeach. 

VI. (66) Speak the (67) speech, I (68) pray you, as I 
(69) command you. 

VII. It was the (70) roar of a (71) whole (72) Tierd of 
(73) lions. 

VIII. Is there a (74) halance (75) Tiere to (76) weigh the 
(77) just (78) amount ? 



1R4 THB REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

IX. Ere life's (79) meridian, thus that (80) chief had 

(81) reached. 
The (82) utmost (83) pinnacle of (84) savage (85) 

grandeur. 
AU that he saw, (86) heard, felt, or (87) could (88) 

conceive. 
Opened (89; new (90) scenes of (91) mental (93) 

enterprise, 
(93) Imposed new (94) tos^s for (95) arduous (96) 

— James Montgo-mery. 

X. The (97) reiws of his (98) forehead were (99) swollen 
through (100) excess of rage. 



^Examination Til, JVor. 72, 7868. 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

"It is (1) some (3) consolation (3) amidst the (4) violence 
of (5) ambition and the (6) criminal (7) iTiirs/ of (8) power, 
of (9) lohich so (10) many (11) instances (12) occur around 
us, to find a (13) character (14) whom it is (15) honorable 
to (16) admire and (17) virtuous to (18) iviitate. A (19) 
conqueror for the (20) freedom of his (31) country ! a (22) 
legislator for its (23) security ! a (24) magistrate for its 
(25) happiness ! His (36) glories were (27) net'er (28) 
sullied by those (39) excesses into which the (30) highest 
(31) qualities are apt to (32) degenerate. With the (33) 
greatest (34) virtues, he was (35) exempt from the (36) oor- 
responding (37) 'uices. He was a man in whom the (38) 
elements were so (39) mixed, that (40) ^Nature (41) mi^/ii 
have stood up to all the (43) world and (43) owned him as 
her (44) loorA;.' His fame, (45) bomded (46) 6.v (47) no (48) 
country, will (49) &e (50) confined to no age. The charac 



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ter of (51) General (52) Washington, which his (53) con- 
temporaries (54) reverence and (55) admire, will be (56) 
transmitted to (57) posterity ! and the (58) memory of his 
(59) merits and (60) achievements, while (61) patriotism, 
and virtue are held (6:^) sacred among men, will (63) re- 
main (64) undiminished." 

The (65) sum total of the (66) column is (67) eighty. 

(68) 5ees are (69) 6ws2/ (70) creatures, and (71) Za^/ up 
(72) honey in (73) cells. 

(74) Merchants (75) 5^2/ and (76) seZZ (77) various (78) 
articles by (79) weight. 

(80) Scholars (81) s?ioMZd (82) /mow? (83) roTiere (84) i?ieir 
(85) lessons are, and (86) s^itd?/ them (87) faithfully. 

(88) TTiere is no time to (89) wait lor (90) carriages. 

(91) Medals are (92) oftener (93) icon by (94) industrious 
than by (95) idZe (96) people. 

The (97) reigrn of (98) J-&satom was (99) '»er2/ (100) short. 



Examination YIII. J^eb, /8, 7869, 
(11:00 A. M.— 12.00 M.) 

What hs been the (1) nation's art ; (2) wherein has its 
(3) thought been (4) realized in (5) some form of (6) beauty 
or (7) sublimity; how (8) spread upon (9) canvass, how 
(10) chiseled in (11) marble, how (12) designed in (13) 
architecture ; how has it melted in (14) music, (15) glowed 
in (16) poeifri!/, (17) /ascir?afed in (18) eloquence; how has 
it (19) mimicked life upon the stage and (20) marshaled 
(21) arynies upon the (22) battle-field ; how, in fine, has it 
(23) developed itself in that (24) infinitude of (25) artistic 
creations that tend to (26) assimilate man to God, and 
(27) ^ar^Ti to (28) paradise. 

Write the derivatives obtained by adding ing to the 
following words : (29) censure, (30) unpin, (31) confer, (33i 



186 THE regents' questions. 



play, (33) dye fto color], (34) die [to expire], (35) toferate, 
(36) control. 

It is the (37) triumph of the (88) genius of man to have 
(39) succeeded, by (40) means of (41) economical (42) ap- 
pliances, in (48) realizing this (44) phenomenon, in (45) 
appearance (46) paradoxical, (47) dearness of the raw 
(48) material, and (49) cheapness of the (50; manu- 
factured (51) products. 

The (52) mountains of (53) Europe form (54) several (55) 
distinct (56) groups or (57) systems of (58; ■W€r2/ (59) di/- 
ferent (60) geological dates. 

On this (61) subject the (62) com?-^ (63) says : It is (64) 
admitted that the (65) defendant has (66) published (67) 
portions of the (68) o/je?'a (69) containing the (70) melodi- 
ous parts of it; and that in (71) one of his (72) waltzes 
he has introduced (73) seventeen bars in (74) succession, 
containing the (75) to/ioZe of the (76) original (77) air, 
(78) although he (79) adds fifteen others. 

The year has (80) ?>een one of (81) varied (82) success 
with the farmer, and will be long (83) remembered for 
the (84) almost (85) unparalleled (86) series of dry and 
warm (87) weatlier in (88) our (89) unusually (90) te?n- 
perate climate. 

Write the derivatives obtained by adding ed to the fol- 
lowing words : (91) terrify. (92) mat, (93) journey, (94) 
de/er, (95) fret, (96) zcTii^. 

Spell the following proper names : (97) Connecticut,(98) 
Cincinnati, (99) Paraguay (100) Mediterranean. 



Examination IX, June /^, /868, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 m.) 

'Twas in June's (1) bright and (2) glowing (3) prime, 
Tlie (4) loveliest of the (5) summer time. 



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The (6) laurels were (7) one splendid (8) sJieet 

Of (9) crowded (10) Nossoms (11) everywhere ; 

The (12) locusfs {'[S) clustered (14:) pea^'l -was (15) sweet, 

And the (16) tall (17) whitewood made the (18) air 

{19) Delicioua with the (20) Jragrance (21) shed 

From golden (22) flowers (23) all (24) o'er it (25) spread. 

Alfkd B. Street. 
(26) Several (27) tje?^2/ (28) exciting (29) skirmishes were 
In (30) progress, when a (31) Zowrf (32) s7iow^ (33) attracted 
the (34) attention even of the (35) belligerents, and then (36) 
f7ie7'e (37) poured on (38) to the(39) j)iia^/o?'?rt from a (40) door 
at the side, a long line of (41) gentlemen with (42) their hats 
(43) of, (44) aZZ (45) looking behind them, and (46) uttering 
(47) vociferous (48) cheers ; the (49) cawse (50) whereof 
was (51) sufficiently (52) explained when Sir (53) Matthew 
Pupker and the (54) Zwo (55) other (56) reaZ (57) members 
of (58) parliament came to the (59) front, (60) amidst (61) 
deafening (62) shouts, and (63) testified to (64) eacTi other 
in (65) dMm& (66) motions that (67) fTie^/ had (68) never (69) 
seen such a (70) glorious (71) sigfTii as that, in the (73) wTiote 
(73) course of their (74) public (75) career. 

Charles Dickens. 

And (76) would the (77) nobZe (78) dutchess (79) deig'n 
To (80) listen to an old man's (81) strain? 

Sir Walter Scott. 

Asia Minor, in its (82j great (83) physical (84) features. 
is a (85) miniature (86) representation of (87) J-sia. Like 
the continent, its (88) interior is an elevated (89) pZateaw, 
(90) surrounded by (91) mountain ranges of great, though 
of (92) varying (93) height. 

Amos Dean. 

Three (94) poets in three distant ages born, 

(95) Ch-eece, (96) Italy and England did (97) adorn ; 



188 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

The first in loftiness of (98) thought (99) surpassed. 
The next in (100) majesty, in both the last. 

John Dryden. 



Bxaminatio7i X, JVby, 72, 7869, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12 M.) 

The next (1) day, in a (2) pouring (3) rain, they went (4) 
through Lake (5) Erie to (6) Cleveland, (7) reaching (8) 
there in the afternoon, and (9) staying (10) till late at (11) 
night ; and (12) here Harry (13) wrote and (14) mailed a 
(15) little (10) te/fer home. 

Before the French (17) conquest, the (18) governor of 
(19) Algiers was (20) caZted the (21) "De^/ of Algiers. ^^' 

(22) Coarse (23) pieces of (24) coaZ burn well in a (25) 

A (26) scholar was (27) poring over his (28) lesson, (29) 
endeavoring to (30) team by it (31) rote. 

(32) Several (33) commoners were (34) promoted to the 
(35) peerage (36) during the (37) reigrn of the last (38) 

A (39) ^7'ea^2/ of (40) peace was (41) ratified after the (42) 
cessation of (43) hostilities. 

(44) G^rea^ (45) /ea^s were (46) exhibited by the (47) com- 
petitors for (48) prizes in the (49) celebrated games of (50) 
ancient (51) Greece. 

A (52) pair of (53) reins is a (54) necessary part of a (55) 
7i.arne.ss. 

We (.56) Tiear that the (57) steamboat (58) fare has been 
(.59) increased, and the (60) proposed (61) pier will not be 
(62) built this (63) season. 

O (64) ctear / what a (65) crowd of (66) peopte I have (67) 
seen at the (68) fair. 



SPELLING. 189 



The (69) stars in (70) their (71) courses (73) foughf (73) 
against Sisera. 

A (74) deer^s (75) meat is called (76) venison. 

(77) Pear (78) trees do not {79) flourish in (80) some (81) 
localities. 

A (82) beautiful (83) scene was (84) sketched upon (85) 
canvass not less than (86) eleven (87) /eef in (88) height. 

It was (89) meef that we (90) should make (91) merry. 

(92) Leaven is (93) another name for (94) yeas^. 

There are (95) gwite (96) too (97) maw?/ poor (98) readers 
and (99) spellers in our (100) schools. 



J^xamination XI, F'eb, /7, /^7<9. 

(11:00 a. m.— 12:00 m.) 

"The (I) value of (2) written (3) exercises in (4) master" 
ing the (5) orthography of the (6) language is (7) wni- 
ver sally (8) conceded. (9) TTie?/ are of no less (10) im- 
portance, (11) considered as a (12) means of (13) making 
the pupil (14) fanvliar by (15) practice with the forms of 
language, and (16) gri^mgr him ^17) facility in the (18) me- 
chanical part of (19) composition as well as (20) affording 
the (21) re?'2/ best (22) dj^'iW in (23) punctuation, the (24', 
wse of (25) capitals, etc. 

The five (26) senses are (27) hearing, (28) seeing, (29) 
smelling, (30) tasting, and (31) feeling. 

Then shall the lame man (32) leap as a (33) /larf, and 
the (34) tojigue of the (35) (?Mm6 shall sing. 

"A (36) mighty (37) reaZm is the land of (38) dreams, 

With (39) steeps that hang in the (40) twilight sky, 
And (41) weltering (42) occeans and (43) trailing 
streams. 
That (44) ^rZeam (45) t/jZiere the (46) dusky (47) ^?a/- 
Zeys (48) lie. 



190 THE regents' questions. 

(49) Sulphur is a (50) mineral, but not a (51) metal. 
A (52) solemn (53) group of (54) doomed (55) criminals 
(56) emerged from the (57) gloomy (58) dungeon. 

(59) Hie thee, (60) guest, to the (61) flowery (62) mead 
whither the (63) busy (64) ftees in (65) swarms (66) resort. 
(67) Scholars who (68) irtiZ.v (69) deser?;e (70) generally 
(71) receive the (72) meed of (73) joratse. 

(74) Dun is the name (75) applied to a (76) co-tain (77) 
somhre (78) coZor. 

Mr. (79) Matthews, the (80) delegate from (81) Louis- 
ianttj being (82) thoroughly (83) wearied by the (84) 
fruitless (85) discussion, (86) properly moved the (87) pre- 
e;ioM.5 (88) question. 

(89) Character should be more (90) highly esteemed 
than (91) wealth, 

"May (92) eacTi morn, that in (93) succession 

(94) Jidds new (95) mercies ever (96) groxoing, 
(97) Leave a strong and deep (98) impression 
Of my (99) debf, forever (100) growing." 



JExamination XII. June W, 7870, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 m.) 

'• It was a (1) djescent of (2) more than (3) four (4) 
thousand (5) feet from the (6) summit of (7) those (8) 
m,ovntains which (9) witnessed the (10) vision of (11) 
Balaam and (12) Moses, to the (13) plains of Moab, the 
(14) Scripture (15) name for the (16) eastern side of the 
(17) Jordan (18) FaZZer/ at (19) Jericho. From the (20) 
ordinary (21) ZetJeZ of that (22) table-land was a descent of 
(23) a6oM^ (24) ^loo thousand feet. The (25) course of the 
(26) I.'iraelites may be (27) traced with (28) apparent (29) 
certainty (30) doion a (31) ravine which (32) descends from 



SPELLING. 191 



Heshbon to the Jordan, and which (33) still (34) retains 
the name of the (35) ancient (36) city which (37) lay at its 
(38) head. 

The (39) difference (40) between the (41) upper and (42) 
lower (43) grounds in (44) respect to (45) soil and (46) 
climate, \B as (47 j grea^ as can be (48) imagined. In (49) 
aspect, (50) temperature, and (51) products, the valley is 
(52) tropical in (53) character, so that the (54) Eehrews (55) 
passed as if into (56) another (57) Zone. In its (58) south- 
ern (59) extremity (60) where it (61) opens on tlie (62) 
gloomy (63) mist-covered (64) waters of the (65) asphaltio 
(66) ZaA;e, it is not (67) Zess than (68) twelve (69) miZes in 
(70) md^/i. (71) T?iere, open and level on (72) aZZ (73) 
sides, it (74) forms a (75) space on which (76) many (77) 
armies (78) might be (79) encamped. The (80) general 
(81) direction of the valley (82) iteeZ/ for the (83) sixZ^/ 
miles between lake Tiberias and the (84) Dead (85) Sea is 
(86) tolerably (87) straight ; but (88) deep in its (89) ■uer^/ 
(90) bottom, the river (91) winds — it has (92) been (93) said 
that it (94) wriggles— {'dh) along like a (96) gigantic (97) 
serpent, so that the (98) length of the valley is not sixty, 
but two hundred miles. The (19) square (100) monoton- 
ous range of hills that support the eastern highlands rises 
up on that side for nearly a hundred miles," {Gage's 
Studies in Bible Lands.) 



Bxamination XIII, JSTov. //, 1870, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

" The State of New Tokk, (1) one of the (2) ihirt?e7k 
(3) original (4) states of the (5) American (6) Union, is (7) 
hounded on the north by (8) Canada, fron which it is (9) 
separated by Lake (10) Ontario and the (11) St. Lawnncs 



193 THE EEGBNTS' QUESTIONS. 

river ; east by (12) Vermonty (13) Massachusetts, and (14) 
Connecticut, from the (15) former of which it is separated 
by Lake (16) Champlain; south by (17) New Jersey and 
(18) Pennsylvania ; and west by New Jersey, a part of 
Pennsylvania and Lake (19) Erie — that lake and the (20) 
Niagara river (21) separating it from Canada on the (22) 
western (23) side. 

"From the (24; northern to the (25) southern (26) €a> 
tremity of the state, its (27) length is 311 miles (28) between 
the (29) fortieth and forty-fifth (30) degrees of north (31) 
latitude, and from east to west, between the seventy-first 
and seventy-ninth degrees of (32; longitude, it (33) extends 
412 miles, (34) comprising an (35) area of 50,519 (36) 
square miles, or 32,332,160 (37) acres, of which (38) some- 
what (39) more than one- (40; half is under (41) cultivation 
for (42) agricultural (43) purposes. 

"Its (44) present {^h) population is {'^Q) about (4:7) four 
(48) millions, of whom one-fourth are of (49) foreign (50) 
birth, (51) chiefly from (52) Ireland, (53) Germany, and 
(54) England. 

"It is (55) dmded into sixty (56) cowniies. and about 
nine (57) hundred and fifty (58) towns and (59) cities. Its 
(60} principal cities, in the (61; order of (62) their popula- 
tion (63) respectively, are (64) New York, (65) Brooklyn, 
(66) Buffalo, (67) Albany, (68) Rochester, (69) Tro?/, (70) 
Syracuse, (71) Utica, (72) Oswego, (73) Foughkeepsie, (74) 
J.w?>i<rn, (75) Schenectady, (76) Hudson, and (77) Bing- 
hamton. The (78) capital is Albany, on the west (79) 
&anA; of the Hudson. 

"The chief (80) j-it-ers of the state are the Hudson, (81) 
Mohawk, (82) Delaware, (83) Genesee, Oswego, and (84) 
Susquehanna, with the St. Lawrence on the north and the 
Niagara on the west. It (85) posses.-^es a (86) sea-coast 
from the (87) Atlantic on its (88) south-easterly (89) border 



SPELLING. ISS 

(90) along Staten and (91) Long Island of 246 miles, a 
lake-coast of 353 miles, and 282 miles of (92) navigdbh 
rivers. 

Its principal lakes, (93) exclusive of Lakes Erie, Ontario 
and Cham plain, are Lakes (94) George on the east ; (95) 
Cayuga, (96) Seneca, (97) Canandaigua, (98) Crooked and 
(99) Chautauqua on the west ; and Skaneateles, (100) 
Oneida and Otsego in the center and south." {Introduc- 
tion to S. 8. BandalVs ISchool] History of the State of 
New York. 



^Examination XIT. J^ed, 2J^, f87f. 
(11:00 a. m.— 12:00 m.) 

(1) Leaving (3) Boston on the (8) afternoon of (4) Sat' 
urday, the (5) fifth of (6) Fehr-uary, (7) we (8) proceeded 
(9) hy (10) another (11) railroad (12) to (13) Worcester, a 
(14) pretty (15) New England (16) town, (17) wliere we had 
(18) arranged to (19) remain (20) under the (21) hospitable 
roof of the (22) Governor of the State, (23) wnizZ (24) Jlfow- 
da^/ (25) morning. 

(26) Ti'iese towns and (27) ci^ws of New England, (28) 
many of (29) luTitcft, (30) would (31) &e (32) villages in (33) 
OW England, (34) are as (35) favorable (36) specimens of 
(37) ritraZ America as (38) j!/i€ir (39) people are of rural 
(40) Americans. The (41) well-trimmed (42) lawns and 
(43) grreew (44) meadows of home are not (45) i^ere ; and 
the (46) grass, (47) compared with (48) owr (49) orna- 
mental (50) pZote and (51) pastures, is (52) ra/i^ and (53) 
rough and (54) loiZd; (55) but (56) delicate (57) sZopes of 
land, (58) g-m/Z?/ (59) swelling (60) TiiZZs, (61) wooded (63) 
valleys, and (63) slender (64) streams (65) abound ; (66) 
euer^/ (67) Ziftfe (68) colony of (69) houses (70) /las its (71) 
Khurch and (72) school^house (73) peeping from (74) among 



194 THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 

the (75) ivhiie (76) roofs and (77) shady (78) trees ; every 
house is the (79j whitest of the white ; every (80) Venetian 
(81) blind the (82) greenest of the green ; every (83) ^ne 
(84) day's (85) sky the (86) bluest of the (87) bZw. (88) All 
the (89) buildings (90) Zoofced as if (91) they had (92) been 
(93) built and (94) painted that (95) morning, and (96) 
Co?iZd be (97) ^afcen down on Monday with (98) very (99) 
little (100) trouble. Dickens' J.merican Notes, Chap. V. 



Mxamiiiation XT, Jtcne 9, 787^» 

(11:00 A. M— 12 M.) 

(1) Olney, (2) England, 

(3) November 3, 1873. 
**ReT. John (4) Newton, 

(5) Bear (6) Friend : 
My time is short, and my (7) opportunity not the most 
(8) favorable. My (9) ZeWer will (10) consequently be short 
(11) likewise, and perhaps not (12) very (13j intelligible. 
I find it no very (14) easy (15) matter to brins^ my mind 
into that (16) degree of (17) composure which is (18) 
necessary to the (19) arrangement of (20) eiiTie?* (21) words 
or matter. You Avill (22) naturally (23) expect to (24) 
receive (25) some (26) account of the (27) con/wsion. that I 
(28) describe. * * * On (29) Satur- 

day (30) night, at (31) eleven (33) o'cZocA:, * * 
I was (33) alarmed by a (34) cry of fire, (35) announced 
by two or three (36) shrill (37) screams iipon our (38) 
staircase. Our (39) servants * * saw it 

from their (40) windows; and, in (41) appearance, so (42) 
near, that they (43) thought our house in (44) danger. I 
(45) immediately (46) rose, and (47) putting by the (48; ct/r- 
iain, saw (49) sTiee^s of fire (50) rising above the (51) rid^e at 



SPELLrNQ. 195 



Mr. (52) Palmer's house, (53) opposite to (54) ours. The 
(55) deception was such that I had no (56) doubt it had begun 
with him, but, (57) soon found that it was rather farther 
(58) off. Having broken out in tliree (59) diferent parts, 
it is (60) supposed to liave been (61) maliciously (62) kin- 
dled. A (63) tar-barrel and a (64) quantity of (65) tallow 
made a most (66) tremendous (67) blaze; and the (68) 
buildings it had (69) seized upon being all (70) thatched, the 
(71) appearance became every (72) inoment more (73) 
formidable. (74) Providentially, the night was (75) per- 
fectly (76) calm, so calm that (77) candles, (78) without 
(79) lanterns, of which there were (80) multitudes in the 
(81) street, burned as (82) steadily as in the house. * 

* Every man who supposed his (83) dwelling 

in (84) jeopardy, (85) emptied it as fast as he could, and 
(86) conveyed his (87) movables to the house of some (88) 
neighbor, supposed to be more (89) secure. * * 

(90) George is the (91) principal (92) suf- 
ferer. He gave (93) eighteen (94) guineas, or (95) nearly 
that sum, to a woman, whom in his (96) hurry, he (97) 
mistook for his wife ; but the supposed wife (98) walked 
off with the (99) money, and he will probably never (100) 
recover it." * * 

Tours, my dear friend, 

William Cowpeb. 



Bxamination XT J. JVar. W, f87f. 

(11:00 A. M.— 12.00 M.) 

Value op the Federal Union. — Webster. 
I (1) profess, (2) sir, in in my (3) career, (4) hitherto, to 
(5) have (6) kept in (7) view the (8) prosperity and (9) 



196 THE regents' questions. 

honor of the (10) whole (11) country, and the (12) preser- 
vation of (13) ow (14) Federal (15) Union. It is to that 
Union we (16) owe our (17) safety at (18) home, and our 
(19) consideration and (20) dignity (21) abroad ; to that 
Union we are (22) chiefly (23) indebted for (24) whatever 
(25) makes us (26) prowd of our country. That Union we 
(27) reached (28) onZ^/ by the (29) discipline of our (30) 
virtues in the (31) severe (32) school of (33) adversity. It 
has had its (34) origin in the (35) necessities of (36) dis- 
ordered (37) ^nawce, (38) prosiraie (39) commerce, and (40) 
ruined (41) credit. Under its (42) benign (43) influence 
(44) ^Tiese (45) preaf (46) interests (47) immediately (48) 
awoke, as from the (49) dead, and (50) sprang (51) /or<?i 
with (52) newness of life. (53) Every (54) 2/ear of its (55) 
duration has (56) teemed with (57) /res/i (58) proofs of its 
(59) utility and its (60) blessings ; and (61) although our (62) 
territory has (63) sirete7ied(64) ow^ (65) loider and wider, and 
our (66) population (67) spread (68) farther and farther, (69) 
^/iey have not (70) outrun its (71) protection or its (72) &ene- 
;S;s. It has (73) been to us (74) aZZ a (75) copious (76) fountain 
of (77) national, (78) sociaZ, (79) personal (80) happiness. 
* * I have not (81) accustomed (82) myself to 
(83) 7j,an-7 over the (84) precipice of disunion, to (85) see 
(86) whether, with my short (87) sigr/i^, I can (88) fathom 
the (89) dep^Ti of the (90) abyss (91) below; nor (92) could 
I regard him as a safe (93) counselor in Uie (94) affairs of his 
(95) government, whose (96) thoughts should be (97) mainly 
»jent on (98) considering, not how the Union should be best 
{?jQ) preserved but how tolerable might be ]^he condition of 
the people when it shall be broken up and (100) destroyed. 



JS'xamma^ion Xril, Feb. 28, /872, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 
The (1) great (2) object of all (3) knowledge is to enlarge 



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and pnnfy the (4) soul, to fill the mind with (5) noble 
contemplations, and to fornish a refined (6) pleasure. (7) 
Considering this as the ultimate end of (8) sci£nce, no 
branch of it can surely (9) claim (10) precedence of (11) 
astronomy, * * * 

Much, however, as we are (12) indebted to our (13) o6- 
servations for (14) elevating our (15) conceptions of the 
(16) heavenly ( 17) bodies, they present even to the (18) un- 
aided (19) sight (20) scenes of glory, which words are (21) 
too (22) feeble to (23) describe. I had (24) occasion, a few 
weeks since, to take the (25) early (26) train from (27) 
Providence to (28) Boston ; and for this (29) pwyose rose 
at (30) two o'clock in the morning * * It 

was a mild, (31) serene, midsummer's (32) night^^the sky 
was without a (33) cloud— the winds were (34) whist. The 
moon, then in the last (35) quarter, had just (36) insen, 
and the stars shone with a spectral (37) lu.'iti'e, but (38) 
little (39) affected by her (40) presence. (41) Jupiter, two 
(42) hours high, was the herald of the day ; the Pleiades 
just above the (43) horizon shed (4 ) their sweet (45) in- 
fluence in the east; Lyra (46) sparkled {^1} near the 
Zenith ; Andromeda (48) veiled her newly (49) discovered 
(50) glories * * in the (51) south; the (52) steady 
(53) pointers far beneath the pole looked meekly up from, 
the (54) depths of the north to their (55) sovereign. 

Such was the glorious (56) spectacle as I entered the 
train. As we (57) proceeded, the timid (58) approach of 
(59) twilight became more (60) perceptible; the (61) intense 
(62) blue of the sky began to (63) soften ; the (64) smaller 
stars, like little (65) children, went first to rest, the sister- 
beams of the (66) Pleiades soon melted together ; but the 
(67) b7^ight (68) constellations of the west and north (69) 
remained unchanged. Steadily the (70) wondrous trans- 
figuration went on. * * The blue sky now 



198 THE regents' questions. 

turned more softly (71) gray; the great watch stars shut 
up their holy eyes ; the east began to (72) kindle. Faint 
(73) streaks of (74) purple soon blushed along the sky ; the 
(75) u-hole (76) celestial (77) concave was filled with the 
inflowing tides of the morning light, which came (78) 
pouring down from above in one great (79) ocean of (80) 
radiance. * * In a few (81) seconds, the 

everlasting gates of the morning were (82) thrown wide 
open, and the Lord of day, (83) arrayed in glories too 
(84) severe for the gaze of man, began his state. 

I do not (85) wonder at the (86) superstition of the (87) 
ancient Magians, who in the morning of the world went 
up to the hill tops of Central (88) Asia, and, ignorant of 
the (89) true God, adored the most glorious work of his 
hand ; but I am filled with (90) amazement, when I am 
told that in this (91) enlightened age, and in the (92) heart 
of the (93) Christian world, (94) there are (95) persons 
who can (96) witness this (97) daily (98) manifestation of 
the (99) power and wisdom of the (100) Creator, and yet 
say in their hearts, "There is no God." 

Edward Everett, 



Bxamination XTIII, June 7, t872, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 
PATIENCE— Spuegeon. 

(1) Patience is (2) better than wisdom ; an (3) ounce of 
patienctj is worth a pound of (4) brains. All men (5) 
praise patience, but few (6) enough can practice it; it is 
a (7) medicine which is good for all (8) diseases, and 
therefore every old woman (9) recommends it ; but it is 
not ever}' garden that grows the (10) herbs to make it with. 
When one's flesh and bones are full of (11) aches and (12) 



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pains, it is as (18) natural for us to (14) murmur as for a 
horse to shake his head when the (15) flies (16) tease him, 
or a wheel to (17) rattle when the spoke is loose; but 
nature should not be the rule with (18) Christians, or 
what is their (19) religion worth ? If a (20) soldier fights 
no better than a ploughboy, (21) off with his red (23) coat. 
We (23) expect moi-e (24.) fruit from an (25) apple-tree, 
than from a (2G) thorn, and we have a (27) i-ight to do so. 
The (28) disciples of a patient (29) Saviour 30) should be 
patient (31) themselves. Grin and (32) bear it, is the (33) 
old-fashioned (34) advice, but sing and bear it is a (35) 
great (36) deaZ better. After all, we get (37; very few cuts 
of the (38) whip (39) considering what bad (40) cattle we 
are, and when we do smart a little, it is (41) soon over. 
Pain past is (42) pleasure, and (43) experience comes by it. 
We (44) ought not to be (45) afraid of going down into (46) 
Egypt when we know we shall come out of it with (47) 
jewels of silver and gold. 

Impatient (48) people water their (49) miseries, and (50) 
hoe up their (51) comforts ; (52; sorrows are (53) visitors 
that come without (54) invitation, but* (55) complaining 
minds send a (56) wagon to bring (57) troubles home in. 
(58) Many people are born (59) crying, live complaining 
and (60) die (61) disappointed ; they (62) chew the (63) 
hitter pill which they (64) would not even know to be bit- 
ter if they had the (65) sense to (66) swallow it (67) whoU 
in a cup of patience and water. They think every other 
man's (68) burden to be (69) light, and their own (70) 
feathers to be {11) heavy as (72) lead; they are hardly 
done by in their own (73) opinion ; no one's (74) toes are so 
often (75) trodden on as (76) (heirs ; the snow falls (77) 
thickest round their (78) door, and the hail (79) rattles 
hardest on their (80) windows; and yet if the truth were 
(81) known, it is their (82) fancy rather than their fate 



200 THE REGENTS' OUESTIOlSrS. 

which makes things go so hard with them. A little sprig 
of the herb called (8B) content put into the {8i) poorest (85) 
soup will make it taste as rich as the Lord Mayor's (86) 
turtle. John (87) Ploughman (88) grows the plant in his 
garden, but the late hard winter (89) nipped it (90) ter- 
ribly, so that he cannot (91) afford to give his (93) 
neighbors a slip of it ; they had better (93) follow (94) 
Matthew, xxv, 9, and go to those who sell and (95) buy 
for themselves. (96) Gh-ace is a good (97) soil to grow it 
in, but it wants (98) watering from the (99) fountain of 
(100) mercy. 



£!xamination XIX, JVov, 70, 7877, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12.00 M.) 

EXERCISE. 

We, the (1) People of the (2) State of (3) New York, (4) 
grateful to (5) Almighty God for (6) our (7) freedom, in 
(8) order to (9) secure its (10) blessings, do (11) establish 
this (12) constitution. 

(13) Article I. 

(14) Sec. 1. (15) No (16) member of this state (17) shall 
be (18) disfranchised or (19) deprived of (20) any of the 
(21) rights or (22) privileges secured to any (23) citizen 
(24) thereof, (25) unless by the (26) law of the land, or the 
(27) judgment of his (28) peers. 

Sec. 2. (29) Trial by (30) jury in (31) all (32) cases in 
(33) toTiicTi it (84) hus (35) been (36) heretofore (37) wsed 
shall (38) remain (39) inviolate (40) forever, but a jury 
trial may be (41) waived by the (42) parties in all (43) 
civiZ cases, in the (44) m,anner (45) prescribed by law. 

Sec. 3. The (46) free (47) exercise and (48) enjoyment 



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of (49) religious (50) profession and (51) worship^ (52) 
without (53) discriinination or (54) preference, shall for- 
ever be (55) allowed in this state to all (56) mankind; 
and no (57) person shall be (58) rendered (59) incompetent 
to be a (60) witness on (6L) account of his (62) opinions on 
(63) matters of religious (64) belief; but the (65) liberty of 
(66) conscience (67) hereby secured shall not be so (68) con- 
strued as to (69) excuse (70) acts of (71) licentiousness, or 
(72) justify (73) practices (74) inconsistent with the (75) 
^eace or (76) safety of this State. 

Sec. 4. The privilege of the (77) lorii of (78) habeas 
(79) corpus shall not be suspended unless (80) when in 
cases of (81) rebellion or (82) invasion, the (83) public 
safety may (84) require its (85) suspension. 

Sec. 5. (86) Excessive (87) &aiZ shall not be required, 
nor excessive (88) fines (89) imposed, nor shall (90) crweZ 
and (91) unusual (92) punishment be (93) inflicted, nor 
shall witnesses be (94) unreasonably (95) detained. 

Sec. 6. No person shall be held to (96) answer for a 
(97) capital or (98) otherwise (99) infamous (100) crime. 
* * * unless on presentment or in- 

dictment of a grand jury. * * * 



Examination XX, JF'eb, 28, 7873, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 
EXERCISE. 

(1) Once upon a (2) midnight (3) dreary, (4) while I (5) 

pondered, (6) loeafc and (7) weary, 
Over (8) rriaw^/ a (9) quaint and (10) curious (11) volume 

of (12) forgotten (13) Zore,— 
While I (14) nodded, (15) nearly (16) napping, (17) swd- 

denZ2/ (18) there came a (19) tapping, 



203 THE regents' questions. 

As of some (20) one (21) gently (23) rapping, rapping at 

my (23) chamber (24) door; 
*' 'Tis some (25) visitor, ^^ I (26) muttered, "tapping at my 

chamber door, — 

Only this, and (27) nothing more." 

Ah ! (28) distinctly I (29) rem^ember, it was in the (30) bleak 

(31) December, 
And (32) each (.33) separate (34) dying (35) ember (36) 

wrought its (37) ghost upon the (38) floor. 
(39) Eagerly I (40) wished the (41) morrow; (42) vainly I 

had (43) sought to (44) borrow, 
From my (45) books, surcease of (46) sorrow, — sorrow for 

the (47) lost Lenore, — 
For the (48) rare and (49) radiant (50) maiden (51) whom 

the (53) angels name Lenore, — 

(53) Nameless (54) here (55) forevermore. 

(56) Back into the chamber (57) turning, (58) aZ3 my (59) 

soul within me (60) burning, 
(61) Soon (62) agram I (63) heard a tapping, (64) something 

(65) louder than (66) before; 
(67) "Surely" (68) saiof I, — "surely that is something at 

my (69) window (70) lattice; 
Let me (71) see then, (72) loTiaf thereat is, and this (73) 

mystery (74) explore, — 
Let my (75) heart be (76) still a (77) moment, and this 

mystery explore ; — 

'Tis the (78) wind, and nothing more.' 

Open here I (79) flung the (SO) shutter, (81) when, with 

many a (82) flirt and {S3) flutter, 
In there (84) stepped a (85) stately (86) ra^»en of the (87) 

saintly (88) da^s of (89) 2/ore, 
Not the (90) least (91) obeisance made he; not a (92) 

minute (93) stopped or (94) «toid he ; 



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But with (95) mien of (96) lord or (97) lady^ (98) perched 

above my chamber door ; — 
Perched upon a (99) hust of Pallas, (100) just above my 

chamber door, — 

Perched and sat, and nothing more. 



Examination XXI, J^^une 6, 7873. 

(11:00 A. M.— 13 M.) 
EXERCISE. 

(1) When, in the (3) course of (3) human {4t) events, it 
(5) becomes (6) necessary for (7) one (8) people to (9) dis- 
solve the (10) political (11) hands which have (13) connected 
them with (13) another, and to (14) assume, (15) among 
the (16) powers of the (17) earth, the (18) separate and (19) 
equal (20) station to which the (21) Zatos of (23) nature 
and of nature's God (33) entitle them, a (24) decent (25) 
respect to the (26) opinions of mankind (37) requires that 
they (28) should (29) declare the causes which (30) impeZ 
them to the (31) separation. 

We hold (33) i/ie.se (33) truths to be (34) self-evident, that 
aU men are (35) created equal ; that they are (36) ewdotced 
by (37) their (38) Creator with (39) certain (40) unalienable 
(41) rights; that (43) among these are life, liberty and the 
(43) pursuit of (44) happiness. That to (45) secure these 
rights, (46) governments are (47) instituted among men, 
(48) deriving their just (49) powers from the (50) consent 
of the (51) governed; that whatever any form of govern- 
ment becomes (53) destructive of these ends, it is the right 
of the people to (53) aZter or to (54) abolish it, and to in- 
stitute a (55) new government, (56) laying its (67) founda' 
Hon on such (58) principles, and (59) organizing its powers 
in such form, as to them shall (60) seem most {Ql)likely to 



204 THE regents' questions. 

(62) effect their (63) safety and happiness. (64) Prudence, 
(65) indeed, will (66) dictate that governments long estab- 
lished, (67) should not be (68) changed for (69) light and 
(70) transient causes ; and (71) accordingly, all (72) experi- 
ence hath (73) shown, that mankind are more (74) disposed 
to suffer, while (75) evils are (76) sufferahle, than to right 
(77) them.selves by (78) abolishing the forms to which 
they are (79) accustomed. But when a long (80) train 
of (81) abuses and (82) usurpations, [Sd) pursuing (84) in- 
variably the same (85) object, (86) evinces a (87) design to 
(88) reduce them under (89) absolute (90) despotism, it is 
their right, it is their duty, to (91) throw (92) o^ such gov- 
ernment, and to (93) provide new (94) guards for their 
(95)/w<«re (96) security. Such has been the (27) patient 
(98) sufferance of these (99) colonies, and such is now the 
necessity which (100) constrains them to alter their for- 
mer system of government. 



Mxamination XXII, JSTov, 7, 787S, 

(11:00 A. M.— 12:00 M.) 

Exercise — ^Fable op the Ant and the Grasshopper. 

In the (1) winter (2) season, a (3) commonwealth of (4) 
Ants was (5) busily (6) employed in the (7) management 
and (8) preservation of (9) i^Tieir (10) C07m, which (11) th^y 
(12) exposed to the (13) air in (14) Tieaps (15) about the 
(16) avenues of their (17) Zz^^Ze (18) country (19) habitation. 
A (20) gi'asahopjjer who had (21) chanced to (22) outlive 
the (23) summer, and was (24) ready to starve with cold 
and (25) hunger, (26) approached them with (27) g'?'eaZ (28) 
humilily, and (29) begged that (30) /Tie?/ (31) would (32) 
relieve his (33) necessity with (34; one (35) grrain of (36) 
toTiea^ or (37) ^'ye. One of the Ants (38) asfced him, how 



SPELLING. 205 

he had (89) disposed of his time in summer, that he had 
not taken (40) pains and (41) laid in a (43) stock as they 
had (43) done. (44) ^'Alas, (45) gentlemen,''^ (46) sa^/s he, 
"I (47j passed away the time (48) merrily and (49) pleas- 
antly in (50) drinking, (51) singing, (52) dancing, and (53) 
newer (54) 07i<:e (55) i!/ioM<7/(,i{ of winter." "If tliat be the 
case," (56) replied the ant, (57) laughing, (58) "a^Z I have 
to say, is, that they who drink, sing and dance in summer, 
must starve in winter." 

MORAL. 

As summer is the season of the (59) year in which the 
(60) husbandman (61) gathers such (62) fruits as may (63) 
supply his (64) necessities in winter, so (65) youth and (66) 
manhood (67) should be (68) chiefly (69) occupied in (70) 
providing such (71) necessaries as may (73) suffice for the 
(73) craving (74) demands of (75) helpless old ae;e. Tet 
(76) man2/ of (77) iTiose (78) whom we call (79) rational (80) 
creatures live in (81) gwite the (82) opposite (83) wa?/, (84) 
making it their (85) business to (86) squander whatever 
they may have (87) acquired ; as if the (88) feebleness of 
age would (89) need no (90) supplies to (91) support it ; or, 
at (92) Zeas^ would have them (93) furnished in (94) some 
(95) miraculous (96) rnanner. 

From this fable we (97) Zearn this (98) lesson, never to 
lose any (99) opportunity of providing against the future 
evils and (100) accidents of life. 



£:xaminaUon XXIII. Feb, 27,-^87^* 

(3:15 A. M,— 4:15 M.) 

EXERCISE. 

(1) Daniel (2) Webster was (3) great in all the (4) 
elements of his (5) character : great in (6) original (7) 



206 THE regents' questions. 

venial (8) strength ; great in (9) varied and vast (10,^ 
acquirements; great in (11) quick and and (12) Iceen 
(13) perception; great in (14) subtle, (15) logical (16) dis- 
crimination; great in (17) /orce of (18) thought; great in 
(10) power of (20) intejise and (21) rigid C^3) analysis; 
great in rare and (23) beautiful (24) combination of (25) 
talents ; great in (26) ability to (27) command his powers ; 
great in (28) range and (29) acuteness of (30) vision, for 
lie (31) cowZd (32) see like' a (33) prophet. (34) Hence liia 
(35) decision of character ; liis bold. (36) meanly, (37) inde- 
pendent though ; his (38) wj/ioZe (39) sovereignity of mind. 

No man (40) probably ever lived, who could (41) calcu- 
late, with such (42) mathematical (43) certainty, the (44) 
separate (45) e^ec^ of (46) human (47) actions, or the (48) 
intricate, (49) combined, and (50) complicated (51) influ- 
ence of (52) ewer?/ (53) movement, (54) social, {fi^) political or 
(56) personal. He could (57) define and (58) determine the 
(59) ■uer?/ (60) destiny of influence. This is the (61) A;e2/ 
to the (62) problem of his (63) greatness, an (64) explana- 
tion of the (65) miracle of his power. We are (66) proud 
of his greatness, (67) because it is (68) American, (69) 
wholly American ! The very (70) impulses of his (71) 
Tiear^ were American. 

The (72) spirit of American (73) institutions had (74) in- 
/ased itself into his life-had (75) become a part of his being. 
He was proud of his (76) country; proud of her (77) com- 
merce; her art and (78) science; her (79) wealth, (80) 
resources and labor; and all in turn were proud of him. 
His (81) patriotism was not (82) bounded by the (83) nar- 
row (84) limits of (85) sectional (86) interest nor (87) 
hemmed in by state lines, nor (88) regulated by local (89) 
policy. It was as (90) broad as his country. He (91) 
A:neto a North and a (92) South, an East and a West ; but 
be knew ihem only as one — "One and (93) inseparable P* 



SPELLING. 207 



As a (94) forsenic (95) orator, I know of no age which 
can boast his (96) superior. He united the boldness and 
energy of the (97) Grecian, and the (98) grandeur and 
strength of the Eoman, to an original (99) simplicity 
which neither Grecian nor Roman (100) possessed. 



^Examination XXIY, June 6, ^87-^* 

(3:15—4:15 P. M.) 

EXERCISE. 

The (1) lesson will (3) "begin at the (3) beginning of the 
(4) treatise.-^ (5) Sets of (6) apparatus are (7) necessary 
for the (8) illustration of the (9) physical (10) sciences. — 
On the (11) eighth of (12) February, a (13) Connecticut (14) 
peddler, (15) wearing a (16) suit of (17) gray (18) clothing, 
(19) displayed his (20) wares in an (21) avenue of (22) 

Cincinnati. The (23) plane of the (24) horizon is (25) 

horizontal. (26) Joseph's (27) brethren sold him to the 

(28) Ishmaelites. The (29) oak is a (30) symbol of 

strength : the vine, of (31) dependence : the (32) cypress, 
of (33) sorrow : the elm, of (34) elegance : the (35) fir, of 
(36) symmetry ; and. as an evergreen, of (37) imm,ortality. 

(38) Fur is warm but costly (39) apparel. The (40) 

Missouri river empties into the (41) Mississippi. Strike 

the loud (42) cymbal. The (43) judge of the supreme 

court (44) affirmed the (45) judgment of the lower (46) 
tribunal. (47) Ladies and (48) gentlemen, the (49) pro- 
gramme will open with a (50) quartette and (51) chorus. 
- — A (52) council of war was called, and the genera] 
(53) counseled with the (54) colonels and (55) civilians 
present. 

" He looked and saw a (56) spacious (57) plain whereon 
Were tents of various (58) hus; by some were (59) Tierda 



208 THE r?:gents' questions. 

Of (60) cattle (61) gracing ; others whence the sound 

Of (63) instruments that made (63) melodious (64) chime. 

Hiram had (65) hewers of wood. None are too young 

to (66) try. (67) Mathew (68) tries to learn. The (69) 

Czar (70) supported his (71) pretensions, (73) Scholar, 

(73) soldier, (74) surgeon. (75) surgeant, (76) sheriff and 

(77) sovereign, all begin with s. (78) Binghamton is in 

(79) Broome county ; (80) Syracuse in (81) Onondaga. 

(82) Reading, (83) Spelling, (84) Writing, (85) Arithmetic, 
(86) Grammar and (87; Geography are very important 

branches of (88) education. James and (89) two other 

boys were (90) there. The (91) schooner was lost at (93) 

sea, (93) off Cape (94) St. Boque. (95) Their eyes (96) 

see clearly. From (97) scenes like these old Scotia's 

(98) grandeur springs. (99) ""Vanity of (100) vanities, 

saith the Preacher." 





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209 


^Examination XXY, JVov, 6, 787^* 




(3:15-4:15 p. m. 


) 


1 accordance. 


34 February. 


68 praise. 


2 aggregate. 


35 feeling. 


69 present. 


3 although. 


36 following. 


70 pressing. 


4 angle. 


37 fragments. 


71 procure. 


5 appeal. 


38 fruits. 


72 provincial. 


6 apples. 


39 generals. 


73 quantity. 


7 applicable. 


40 grammar. 


74 quotient. 


8 assist. 


41 gratitude. 


75 receipt. 


9 attack. 


42 handkerchief. 


76 receive. 


10 average& 


43 handsome. 


77 regiment. 


11 belief. 


44 happen. 


78 resident. 


12 betray. 


45 happier. 


79 Rhode Island, 


13 building. 


46 having. 


80 rousing. 


14 bureau. 


47 horizon. 


81 running. 


15 business. 


48 hundred. 


82 sealed. 


16 collectible. 


49 hurrying. 


83 sensible. 


17 committee. 


50 immediately. 


84 services. 


18 companies. 


51 initial. 


85 shaking. 


19 daylight. 


52 insurance. 


86 spies. 


20 department. 


53 language. 


87 stagger. 


21 detach. 


54 living. 


88 summit. 


22 doctrine. 


55 marble. 


89 surprise. 


23 drilled. 


56 militia. 


90 Switzerland. 


24 during. 


57 miracles. 


91 symmetry. 


25 eagerness. 


58 mischievous. 


92 taught. 


26 enemy. 


59 money. 


93 touched. 


27 engineering. 


60 mystery. 


94 transposed. 


28 enthusiasm. 


61 occupation. • 


95 treasure. 


29 envelop. 


62 operation. 


96 trenches. 


30 equipage. 


63 orchard. 


97 trying. 


31 estimate. 


64 participle. 


98 warmth. 


32 everything. 


65 postage. 


99 Wednesday. 


33 excellent. 


66 practice. 

67 practicing. 


100 Yorkville. 



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THE REGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



Examination XXYI, Feb, 26, 787 S. 
(3:15—4:15 P. M.) 



1 ability. 

2 accent. 


3 adjective. 

4 affection. 


5 ague. 

6 alkali. 


7 amazement. 


8 answer. 


9 antique. 

10 approved. 

11 balloon. 


12 banquet. 

13 beastly. 

14 blackguard. 

15 boarder. 


16 carcass. 


17 cheating. 


18 compass. 

19 deception. 

20 discernment. 


21 dollar. 


22 dreariness. 


23 dungeon. 

24 dwelling. 


25 eagle. 


26 election. 


27 embalm. 


28 emergency. 


29 ensign, 

30 Esquimaux. 

31 Europe. 

32 exchequer. 
83 eye-salve. 



34 famous. 

35 fashion. 
86 fruitful. 

37 footstool. 

38 furrow. 

39 gauge. 

40 Glasgow. 

41 glue. 

42 guidance. 

43 heathenism. 

44 hemisphere. 

45 honesty. 

46 hyena. 

47 Island. 

48 Indianapolis. 

49 issue. 

50 jubilee. 

51 knapsack. 
53 kitchen. 

53 lancet. 

54 laughter. 

55 Louisiana. 
.56 malicious. 

57 matchless. 

58 middle. 

59 mixture. 

60 Missouri. 

61 nuisance. 

62 nuptial. 

63 oblique. 

64 outside. 

65 patient. 

66 Pennsylvania. 

67 pompous. 



68 powder. 

69 prejudice. 

70 priesthood. 

71 quarrelsome. 

72 quotation. 

73 rebellion. 

74 recitation. 

75 reference. 

76 rhinocerous. 

77 roughness. 

78 sachel. 

79 saddle. 

80 seasonable. 

81 shawl. 

82 sincere. 

83 sovereign. 

84 struggle. 

85 subjection. 

86 synthesis. 

87 talkative. 

88 thistle. 

89 tongue. 

90 tyranny. 

91 umbrella. 

92 unfairness. 

93 utterance. 

94 vault. 

95 watchman. 

96 wrinkle. 

97 wrong. 

98 yearly. 

99 yielding, 
100 zealous. 



SPELLING. 



811 



Examination XXYJI, June 4, ^876, 
(3:15—4:15 P. M.) 



1 abolish. 

2 abridge. 

3 account. 

4 action. 

5 adjourn. 

6 advice. 

7 agency. 

8 alphabet. 

9 altar (for sacri- 

fice. 

10 arouse. 

11 auction. 

12 ballot. 

13 balsam. 

14 beauty. 

15 bilious. 

16 biscuit. 

17 blossom. 

18 bugle. 

19 building. 

20 calico. 

21 canvas (coarse 

cloth.) 

22 carriage. 

23 cofEee. 

24 conjugate. 

25 cream. 

26 currency. 

27 defect. 

28 discord. 

29 dishonesty. 

30 edge. 

31 equality. 
33 essence. 
83 excellent. 



34 fatigue. 

35 feeble. 

36 flight. 

37 foreign. 

38 fruit. 

39 gazette. 

40 genius. 

41 grain. 

42 ground. 

43 guilt. 

44 harpoon. 

45 heaven. 

46 highness. 

47 hymn (song of 

praise). 

48 idle {doing 

nothing). 

49 idol (an image) 

50 immense. 

51 innocent. 

52 January 

53 journey. 

54 juicy. 

55 juvenile. 

56 kettle. 

57 knife. 

58 language. 

59 learning. 

60 luncheon. 

61 measure. 

62 meeting. 

63 merit. 

64 Mississippi. 

65 monstrous. 

66 morocco. 



67 motion. 

68 neighbor, 

69 noble. 

70 numeral. 

71 oflacer. 

72 orphan. 

73 oxygen 

74 painting. 

75 passion, 

76 pigeon, 

77 policy. 

78 precious. 

79 priest. 

80 pulley. 

81 question, 
83 quill. 

83 ransom, 

84 receipt. 

85 rogue. 

86 Russia. 

87 sailor. 

88 science. 

89 security. 

90 spelling, 

91 steam. 

92 temple. 

93 thought. 

94 training, 

95 utility. 

96 valiant. 

97 vowel. 

98 weakness, 

99 witty. 
100 youthfuL 



212 



THE BEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



JSxamination XXYIII, JVov. 6, 2875, \ 

(3:15— 4:15 p.m.) 



1 about. 

2 academy. 

3 addi'ess. 

4 advance. 

5 afloat. 

6 alcohol. 

7 amusement. 

8 anxious. 

9 auger (tool) 

10 autumn. 

11 babble. 

12 beard. 

13 beau. 

14 bear (animal) 

15 bare (not cov- 

ered). 

16 besiege. 

17 bravery. 

18 brilliant. 

19 bugle. 

20 button. 

21 calendar, (al- 

manac). 

22 captive. 

23 catalogue. 

24 charcoal. 

25 colonel (ofiB- 

cer). 

26 comply. 

27 court. 

28 crown. 

29 dairy. 

30 declension. 

31 dialogue. 

32 domain. 



33 dwarf. 

34 eighteen. 

35 employ. 

36 equity. 

37 feeble. 

38 flower (blos- 

som). 

39 frighten. 

40 glean. 

41 gouge. 
43 guess. 

43 hammer. 

44 health. 

45 Hebrew. 

46 houses. 

47 hj'phen. 

48 isthmus. 

49 joint. 

50 judgment. 

51 justice. 
.52 knock. 

53 knowledge. 

54 languid. 

55 league. 

56 light. 

57 lyceum. 

58 mansion. 

59 marriage. 

60 mercantile. 

61 mighty. 

62 motion. 

63 muslin. 

64 neutral. 

65 numbness. 

66 oyster. 



67 paint. 

68 pebble. 

69 perceive. 

70 pitcher. 

71 portrait. 

72 prison. 

73 Prussia. 

74 quinsy. 

75 ransack. 

76 reindeer. 

77 rhetoric. 

78 rye (grain) 

79 saucer. 

80 scholar. 

81 season. 

82 senior. 

83 shears. 

84 sleigh 

hide). 

85 soldier. 

86 spoon. 

87 surgeon. 

88 telegraph. 

89 Tenuesee. 

90 type. 

91 usher. 

92 useful. 

93 valley. 

94 vestige. 

95 voyage. 

96 warrant. 

97 wheel 

98 wreck. 

99 youth. 
100 zephyr. 



(ve- 



SPELLING. 



213 



Bxamination XXIX, J^eb, 26, 7876, 
(3:15-4:15 p. m.) 



1 able. 

2 abroad. 

3 absent. 

4 acid. 

5 acquire. 

6 adjunct. 

7 amusement. 

8 appetite. 

9 ascension. 

10 avail. 

11 baggage. 

12 barbarism. 

13 bar2;ain. 

14 between. 

15 bitterness. 

16 bouquet. 

17 buckle. 

18 butchery. 

19 career. 

20 capacity, 

21 chairman. 

22 choir (singers). 

23 clearness. 

24 coach. 

25 cancel. 

26 country. 

27 deceive. 

28 delight. 

89 diplomacy. 
80 distillery. 

31 druggist. 

32 dyspepsia. 

33 edition, i 
84 embryo. 



35 entrance. 


67 manager. 


36 erring. 


68 mechanic. 


37 exhibition. 


69 Memphis. 


88 factory. 


70 ministry. 


39 fanatical. 


71 needful. 


40 feature. 


72 neither. 


41 fiftieth. 


73 neuter. 


42 fountain. 


74 quinsy. 


43 genealogy. 


75 opposition. 


44 genuine. 


76 overseer. 


45 glacier. 


77 painful. 


46 goblet. 


78 pasturage. 


47 grateful. 


79 pearl. 


48 greasy. 


80 pension. 


49 greatness. 


81 physician. 


50 hailstone. 


82 piracy. 


51 harmonize. 


83 pleasant. 


52 haughty. 


84 pretension. 


53 hoarseness. 


85 quince. 


54 increase. 


86 ratio. 


55 insurrection. 


87 reason. 


56 irregular. 


88 ripple. 


57 Jamaica. 


89 sagacity. 


58 journal. 


90 scent, (odor). 


59 knot (of a tree 


, 91 section. 


or of cords). 


92 seraph. 


60 lamb. 


93 sheriff. 


61 latitude. 


94 Scotch (people). 


62 leaven (yeast). 


95 sparrow. 


63 lessen (to make 96 twelfth. 


less). 


97 usury. 


64 lighten. 


98 vengeance. 


65 lightning. 


99 widow. 


66 majesty. 


100 wrestling. 



214 



THE regents' questions. 



^Examination XXX, June 9, ^870» 



(3:15—4:15 P. M.) 



1 absence. 


35 electricity. 


69 luxury. 


3 absolute. 


36 engage. 


70 machine. 


3 accuracy. 


37 epitaph. 


71 marshal. 


4 acquaint. 


38 errand. 


72 mingle. 


5 admission. 


39 excursion. 


73 mother. 


6 alien. 


40 eyebrow. 


74 mutton. 


7 analysis. 


41 laintness. 


75 naughty. 


8 apostle. 


42 fearful. 


76 nervous. 


9 asylum. 


43 fiction. 


77 notch. 


10 awful. 


44 flattery. 


78 nutriment. 


11 bachelor. 


45 follower. 


79 obey. 


12 banner. 


46 fourteen^ 


80 obtain. 


18 base(found' 


tion 47 furnace. 


81 origin. 


14 beam. 


48 garrison. 


83 parable. 


15 beginning. 


49 gentleman. 


83 people. 


15 boundary. 


50 gloomy. 


84 populous. 


17 breakfast. 


51 gutter. 


85 princess. 


18 cabbage. 


53 handsome. 


86 queen. 


19 catarrh. 


53 harness. 


87 ready. 


20 centennial. 


54 heathen. 


88 recess. 


21 chalk. 


.55 hogshead. 


89 remainder. 


22 choice. 


.56 humble. 


90 review. 


23 cloud. 


57 hypocrite. 


91 school. 


24 conceit. 


58 illness. 


93 secrecy. 


25 counsel (advice)59 impulse. 


93 sieve. 


26 curtain. 


60 injury. 


94 solemn. 


27 damsel. 


61 irritate. 


95 subject. 


28 daughter. 


62 jack-knife. 


96 thread. 


29 decease. 


63 jewel. 


97 tough. 


30 discuss. 


64 key. 


98 unity. 


31 door. 


65 kneeling. 


99 volume. 


S2 dunce. 


66 lance. 


100 wrist. 


33 dutiful. 


67 lawyer. 




34 echo. 


68 letter. 





SPELLING. 



215 



Bxmnination XXXI, JVov, 70, 7876', 
(3:15— 4:15 p.m.) 



1 abandon. 

2 abolition. 

3 abstract. 

4 ache. 

5 adjourn. 

6 anclior. 

7 apology. 

8 arch.' 

9 Atlantic. 

10 author. 

11 badge. 

12 baptism. 

13 barometer. 

14 battery. 

15 bread. 

16 butter. 

17 button. 

18 candle. 

19 careless. 

20 celebrate. 

21 cheese. 
23 church. 

23 coach. 

24 compact. 

25 copy. 

26 crystal. 

27 damage. 

28 December. 

29 degree. 
80 dewdrop. 

31 diphthong. 

32 Dutch. 

33 election, 

34 energy. 



35 envy. 

36 equal. 

37 eternity. 

38 examination. 

39 exhaust. 

40 eyelid. 

41 lable. 

42 father. 

43 finish. 

44 flash. 

45 foolish. 

46 fortune. 

47 future. 

48 gallon. 

49 giant. 

50 government. 

51 guardian. 

52 half. 

53 hawk. 

54 high. 

55 hollow. 

56 hurricane. 

57 ice. 

58 impiety. 

59 incense. 

60 instance. 

61 intrigue. 

62 jelly. 

63 judge. 

64 Idugdom. 

65 knuckle. 

66 lace. 

67 liberty. 

68 Louisiana. 



69 magnify. 

70 meal. 

71 mouth. 

72 multitude. 

73 mutual. 

74 nail. 

75 needle. 

76 night. 

77 num>^er. 

78 occasion. 

79 offense. 

80 onion. 

81 owl. 

82 parliament. 

83 parcel. 

84 pioneer. 

85 possible. 

86 quarrel. 

87 raspberry. 

88 rejoice. 

89 roast. 

90 ruffian. 

91 Sabbath. 

92 scourge. 

93 single. 

94 snowball. 

95 spasm. 

96 teacher. 

97 traffic. 

98 ugliness. 

99 velocity. 
100 youngster. 



216 



THE BEGENTS' QUESTIONS. 



^Examination XXXII, M^arch 2, /877» 
(3:15—4:15 P. M.) 



1 abhor. 


35 eulogy. 


68 monarch. 


2 accomplish. 


36 excuse. 


69 nature. 


3 admire. 


37 fault. 


70 nonsense. 


4 aji;ent. 


38 figure. 


71 nurse. 


5 Allegany. 


39 fleece. 


72 omission. 


6 almanac. 


40 history. 


73 oracle. 


7 apparel. 


41 fraud. 


74 ostrich. 


8 attorney. 


42 fugitive. 


75 owner. 


9 bandage. 


43 gesture. 


76 palmtree. 


10 baptize. 


44 glass. 


77 passenger. 


11 beef. 


45 granite. 


78 persuade. 


12 bosom. 


46 gulf. 


79 philosophy 


13 bribe. 


47 guinea. 


80 politics. 


14 bundle. 


48 heart. 


81 quiet. 


15 capable. 


49 history. 


82 range. 


16 catechism. 


50 hungry. 


83 recollectiou. 


17 census. 


51 image. 


84 repair. 


18 chasm. 


52 impossible. 


85 Russian. 


19 climate. 


53 influence. 


86 Savannah. 


20 coat. 


54 iron (i'urn). 


87 sentence. 


21 concert. 


55 ivory. 


88 should. 


22 copper. 


56 jealousy. 


89 sterling. 


23 creature. 


57 joyous. 


90 sturgeon. 


24 death. 


58 jury. 


91 territory. 


25 decimal. ; 


59 Kentucky. 


92 transitive. 


26 devil. 


60 knitting. 


93 usage. 


27 dominion. 


61 lameness. 


94 vehicle. 


28 drought. 


62 laziness. 


95 Aveather. 


29 dynasty. 


63 liniment. 


96 willing. 


30 elbow. 


64 lye (made from 97 worshipper. 


81 elephant. 


ashes.) 


98 yeoman. 


32 empire. 


65 majority. 


99 zeal. 


33 entice. 


66 masculine. 


100 zone. 


34 equator. 


67 mellow. 





SPELLING. 



817 



Examination XXXIII, June 7, 7877» 
(3:15—4:15 p. m.) 



1 abase. 

2 abundance. 

3 accommodate. 

4 adhere. 

5 admiral. 

6 advise. 

7 argue. 

8 arrive. 

9 arrow. 

10 await. 

11 balance. 
13 bankrupt. 

13 battle. 

14 beyond. 

15 blessing. 

16 breast. 

17 bulletin. 

18 cartridge. 

19 caution. 

20 chamber. 

21 clean. 

22 comfort. 

23 countenance. 

24 crockery. 

25 daily. 

26 danger. 

27 demagogue. 

28 direction. 

29 doubtful. 

30 dullness. 

31 elasticity. 

32 engross. 

33 erection. 

34 European. 



35 extensive. 68 

36 facility. 69 

37 faithless. 70 

38 fallacy. 71 

39 feudalism. 72 

40 flail. • 73 

41 foreigner. 74 
43 furthest. 75 

43 fusion. 76 

44 gallows. 77 

45 geese. 78 

46 glassy. 79 

47 Grecian. 80 

48 grudge. 81 

49 gypsum. 82 

50 heavy. 

51 honey. 83 

52 Hungary. 84 

53 idiot. 85 

54 imagery. 86 

55 impression. 87 

56 independence. 88 

57 Indianapolis. 89 

58 jeopardy. 90 

59 justify. 91 

60 keeper. 92 

61 knowing. 93 

62 labyrinth. 94 

63 latch. 95 

64 length. 96 

65 lyre (a kind of 97 

harp). 98 

66 maiden. 99 

67 meadow. 100 



mineral. 

Minnesota. 

myriad. 

necessary. 

Norway. 

orthography. 

pair (a couple). 

pear (kind of 

Persia. fruit. 

play. 

potential. 

progress. 

pudding. 

quarry. 

rain (drops of 

water), 
reign (to rule), 
routine, 
sanction, 
scout, 
sneezing, 
teeth, 
toast, 
treatise, 
true. 

Uruguay, 
vanity, 
victuals, 
whale, 
which, 
woolen. 
Yucatan, 
zebra, 
zinc. 



218 



THE regents' questions. 



Bxami?iaHon XXXiy\ JVov, 8, 7877* 
(3:15—4:15 p. m.) 



1 accident. 


35 expense. 


69 mammoth, 


2 acquit. 


36 failure. 


70 mayor. 


3 adieu. 


37 fetter. 


71 minute. 


4 adversary. 


38 fleet. 


72 multiply. 


5 Alabama. 


39 foot. 


73 neatness. 


6 album. 


40 fuel. 


74 numerous. 


7 animal. 


41 funeral. 


75 object. 


8 arithmetic. 


42 gaiter. 


76 ounce. 


9 atmosphere. 


43 gallery. 


77 Oregon, 


10 axle. 


44 Georgia. 


78 oxen. 


11 bail (security). 


45 glove. 


79 Pacific. 


12 bale (bundle). 


46 grandeur. 


80 paper. 


13 barter. 


47 guard. 


81 pardon. 


14 Beljiium. 


48 habit. 


82 penny. 


15 birch (kind of 


49 head. 


83 place. 


16 bottle. tree). 50 heal (to cure). 


84 psalm. 


17 bowl. 


51 heel (of foot). 


85 quick. 


18 bubble. 


52 holiness. 


86 raisin. 


19 cable. 


53 ignorance. 


87 ream. • 


20 camphor. 


54 inch. 


88 respect. 


21 century. 


55 interest. 


89 scale. 


22 cherry. 


56 ivy. 


90 secretary. 


23 Cleveland. 


57 jealousy. 


91 sergeant. 


24 conscience. 


58 Jesse (man's 


92 snail. 


25 county. 


59 July. name 


0.93 spool. 


26 debate. 


60 kangaroo. 


94 summer. 


27 debtor. 


61 kitten. 


95 throat. 


28 Deity. 


62 ladder. 


96 tooth. 


29 double. 


63 lantern. 


97 use. 


30 dryness. 


64 leader. 


98 value. 


31 eloquence. 


65 lecture. 


99 window. 


32 empty. 


66 longitude. 


100 wreath. 


33 era. 


67 lumber. 




34 evening. 


68 magistrate. 





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